File contains a newspaper describing the departure of ten young members of the Argyll Light Infantry as they left for duty in South Africa in October, 1899.
File contains a newspaper clipping concerning a dispute between General Hutton, former commander of British forces in Canada, and Colonel Sam Hughes during the Boer War.
File contains a typescript copy of a North Western Telegram to J.W. London of Belleville, concerning members of the Canadian Regiment who were wounded or killed during battle in South Africa in 1900.
File contains a newspaper article with an extract of letters from Sergeant John 'Jack' McNair concerning the experiences of Belleville Contingent members and the march on Pretoria in 1900 during the Boer War.
File contains newspaper articles with extracts of letters from Corporal G. G. Hulme, W. J. [Billy] Ponton, Walter Mills and Russell D. Weller describing their military participation in the Boer War
File contains several newspaper clippings regarding the participation of the First Contingent in the Boer War. Includes a roster of D Company with the names and rank of those serving from Belleville in 1901.
File contains a map printed on linen of South Africa and an accompanying poem by Rudyard Kipling entitled The Absent Minded Beggar which had been set to music by Arthur Sullivan.
Photographs depicting aircraft and airmen of the Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force, principally taken in and around Camp Rathbun, the pilot training camp situated to the north of Deseronto, Ontario. The majority of individuals pictured are not identified, although the captions 'Jimmie Russell' and 'Cadet Mitchell' appear on two of the photographs.
File contains a printed poster, the contents of which were transcribed from telegraph messages, announcing various events including news about British troops from the Crimean Front.
File contains a newspaper obituary of Major John Fortin Templeton, who served with the Argyll Light Infantry in the 1890s and the 48th Highlanders of Toronto during World War One.
File contains a printed booklet entitled "The Blockhouse Bergen Wood" by Lt. Col. H.C. Burleigh, published by the Bay of Quinte Branch of the United Empire Loyalists Association, which recounts a 1780 battle at Bergen Wood, [New Jersey] during the American Revolution.
This file contains a copy of an article titled "The Rebellion in Hastings - a new look at the 1837-38 Rebellion in Hastings County, based on the Rebellion Losses claims of 1845", written by Betsy Boyce, Hastings County Historical Society.
Printed illustrated card with poem entitled 'The Union Jack'. The card was produced as a souvenir of the raising of the British flag on No. 3 School House, Octavia Street, Belleville on Tuesday 24 May 1892, Queen Victoria's 73rd birthday. "With Compliments of the 'Old Belleville Rifle Co.' (No. 1 Co., 49th Battalion, Hastings Rifles)."
Photocopies of two articles published in 'The Canadian' publication of the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf concerning the appropriation of the school by the Commonwealth Air Training Programme in 1941.
A topographical map of Trenton - Canada sheet 31 C/4. Map was published by the Department of National Defence in December 1962. This second edition was converted from the first edition of the 1:63,360 map to 1:50,000 by the A. S. E. in 1950.
Insets include: 1) legend 2) index to adjoining sheets 3) mean declination 4) grid reference on the sheet and other minor information.
A topographical map of the area, in Canada and the USA, surrounding Kingston. The total area extends from Norwood (west) to Smith Falls (east) and Buckshot Lake (north) to Picton (south). Dated 1958-1959. Published by the Army Survey Establishment.
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