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Huntingdonshire County Council motor car act 1903 Driver's Licence - George Avery, of The Crown, Broughton, Dec. 20, 1924 until Dec. 19, 1925

File contains two manuscript cetificates of Reeve issued by the Clerk of Marmora and Lake Townships certifying the election of Hugh Jones as Reeve in 1871 and James Hamilton as Reeve in 1867. Also contains a manuscript memorial of the municipal council of Marmora and Lake Townships requesting funds for road improvement in 1871.

File contains a mimeographed typescript letters originating from and received by W.N. Ponton in the period 1911 to 1913 concerning the sale of right-of-ways for railway crossings on lands belonging to W.N. Ponton and Ponton family members in Belleville.

File contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings concerning mining, road paving and winter sports in Marmora and district in 1969.

File contains newspaper clippings regarding Marmora Council meetings, public utilities, and obituaries of prominent local citizens.

File contains photocopied manuscript notes on Orange Lodge branches and other social organizations including the Women's Institute and the Oddfellows in the period from 1885-ca. 1949. Also contains brief manuscript notes on railways in Madoc Township from ca. 1882-1964.

File contains a newspaper clipping and photocopied manuscript history of Madoc Township from early French exploration in 1615 to ca. 1965, including a discussion of the creation of roads, schools and local churches. The historical research was composed by Mrs. Ken Bateman for Gerry Boyce as background for Historic Hastings.

Newspaper clipping: Belleville pilot's plane crashes. Arthur L eavens, the pilot and two passengers died. The Leavens brothers from Belleville had opened a taxi service from Toronto

File contains photocopies of printed excerpts from The Hastings Directory, 1860-61, 1864-1865, and 1889-1890, listing landowners and lot locations in Lake Township. Also contains a photocopied printed excerpt from W.H. Smith, Canada: Past, Present and Future, with a brief description of Lake Township in 1851.

File contains three newspaper clippings about Ivanhoe including the Beulah Cooperative Cheese Company, a public notice about the Canadian Pacific discontinuing the Agency at the Ivanhoe Station, and Women's Institute at St. Andrew's Church marked the 50th anniversary.

File contains photocopied and original manuscript notes concerning the history of Marmora, Eldorado and Bannockburn village. Also contains photocopied manuscript notes on the history of railroads in Hastings County.

File contains newspaper clipping about various Belleville residents and their hobbies/collections: Percy Gelsthorpe builds steam engine train models, Charles Morton took up whittling during retirement, and Wayne Hustins has a collection showing the rise and fall of the Nazis Empire.

File contains various newspaper clippings about Hastings County Council activities from 1962-1966 such as: an assessment report, Hungerford Township Reeve Harold Varty elected as Warden, a meeting to discuss hospital requirements, creation of a harbour commission, Rawdon Reeve Fred Beckett elected as Warden, surplus of the budget, Thurlow Reeve Clayton Hall elected as Warden, etc.

File contains various newspaper clippings about Hastings County Council activities from 1961 such as: reconstruction of Carmel Road in Thurlow, other road repairs in the County, an Assessor's Report, lowering the cost to residents of Hastings County Home, County contributions to hospital fund, cost of new courthouse and furnishings, etc.

File contains various newspaper clippings about Hastings County Council activities from 1960 such as: acquiring property to expand Madoc Road, the budget, the cost of the Hospital Board's plan for additional facilities, Reeve E. Sager elected Warden of Madoc Township, the annual Warden's Banquet, etc.

File contains various newspaper clippings from 1959 about various Hastings County Council activities such as: lower taxes for seniors, providing support for the Deseronto Bridge-Causeway, appointing a new auditor, councillors seeking more coverage for chronically ill patients, the last session, etc.

File contains various newspaper clippings from 1957 about Hastings County Council activities, such as committee appointments, tree-cutting by-laws, the budget, an extension of Highway 41 to meet Highway 2, etc.

File contains newspaper clipping printed from 1957 to 1959, regarding historic sites in Belleville such as a new steam mill being announced in 1837 and the O'Hara Mill near Madoc. There are also articles about historical times and what life was like, such as Christmas in 1830, developments in transportation, the gold rush, etc.

File contains two copies of a financial report from 1912 regarding expenditures upon approved roads and bridges built in Hastings County, a 1913 financial report regarding receipts and expenditures of Hastings County, and a 1919 newspaper clipping about condition of County Road and Foxboro Road.