File contains a Hartford Ashley Carriage Works card, a Hartford Ashley “Harris Patent” advertisement for carriages, and a newspaper clip on the manufacturing process and business of streetcars in Belleville.
The file contains a newspaper article titled "Mystery of aviation history solved", about a plane on display in city hall in 1914. The First World War bi-plane was built by H.R. Polly and brothers in Belleville.
The file contains a photocopies of: 1) Belleville C.N. Yard Office Station Street; 2) Picture hanging in the River In Banquet Hall at Corbyville; 3) Poem "Stoney Lonesome written by Raymond Lucas; 4) picture of Albert College.
File contains newspaper clips c. 1960 on Belleville City Council taking over running of public buses, and clips on issues with old bus contracts and City Council breaking contract with Rawdon Bus Co..
File contains newspaper clips from c.1956 on the Belleville water commission, eligible voters in the Belleville area, a 1956 Tax rate set by the City council, road work and the widening of College St, and clips on the planning for a sewage plant.
File contains newspaper clips c.1969 of the Belleville City Council elections, the proposed new arena being voted against, the Ontario Municipal Record approving a capital works budget, Moira sewer to begin construction, J. R. Reynolds on future of Belleville, Belleville city Council and Mayor in clash with merchant Xarl Roluf over proposed plaza, inaugural meeting for the rec-arena committee, and Russel Scott elected as Mayor.
File contains newspaper clips on the following Belleville excursion steamers: the Alexandria, the Althea, the North King, the C.H. Merrit, and the Hero.
File contains a c.1850 description of a fireman uniform and of activities of the fire department and men according to Mrs. Moodie, c.1851 petition by the residents of the upper part of town to form a separate fire company, c.1851 petition by G. & J. Brown to try and form a separate fire company, a brief history of the Belleville fire department, a newspaper clip of a fire at a cigar factory in Belleville, and a newspaper clip on the fire that destroyed Mr.Neilson's house.
Materials collected by the Belleville Fire Department from members and former members of the department. They include photographs, correspondence, press clippings and fire call logs.
File contains a c.1877 copy of a telegram to Col.Powell in Ottawa, report of the Queen's Own suppressing railway mob in Belleville, c.1877 copy of telegram from Belleville City Council to Lt.Col. Durie of Toronto re military presence required to suppress uprising at Grand Trunk railway, and other miscellaneous documents on the c.1877 railway uprising of workers in Belleville.
File contains the following newspaper clips on the Belleville Harbour: Mayor J.Russell Scott on Belleville Harbour as future world shipping point c.1969, clip on harbour master Donald Barrett and the construction of new docks, clip on the Belleville Harbour and tourism, clip on the yacht named “Southwest Niagra c.1968, and other miscellaneous newspaper clips on the Belleville harbour.
File contains c.1966 newspaper clips on the “Mandarin Duck” boat that was special ordered from China to Belleville to its owners Mrs. J. Tuzo Wilson and husband.
File contains an invoice from Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario from c.1926 to be paid by Mrs. W.M Ponton, a c.1924 Hydro Electric Shop invoice, and a c.1962 newspaper clip on the Hydro Co. Setting up in Eastern region headquarters in Belleville.
File contains a c.1894 Canada post card to H.Corby re a meeting for Belleville Natural Gas Co., a c.1891 letters patent incorporating Belleville Natural Gas and Oil Co.Ltd., and a c.1890's Natural Gas and Oil Co.Ltd. book of shares and stocks.