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.
This fonds comprises documents pertaining to the Belleville Harbour Commission. Folders contain:
two copies of the By-Laws and Regulations of the Board of Harbour Commissioners and the amended Harbour Commissioners Act of 1889 from 1947
documents relating to the appointment of Harry Earle as a member of the Belleville Harbour Commission including the official certification from the Registrar General of Canada with the Great Seal of Canada impressed upon it
newspaper clippings
There are also a number of volumes included in this fonds:
volume containing documents relating to an account with the Mutual Insurance Company of the Victoria District, returns from the post of Belleville, and a series of timber licenses
two volumes of the harbour's imports dating from 1879 to 1931
two volumes of exports dating from 1889 to 1935
two volumes of commodities dating from 1873 to 1930
cash book from the Belleville Harbour with dates ranging from 1891 to 1953
three volumes of account books with Canada and Dominion Sugar Company Limited, National Grocers Sugar Stock, Union Elevator, and St. Lawrence Sugar respectively
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 envelope and letter from the Dafoe House c. 1881, and a newspaper clipping about the addition of Quinte Mews as a street behind Hotel Quinte c.1960's(?).
File contains newspaper clips on the c.1969 proposed Belleville Holiday Inn, Brooks Board Ltd complex to be built in Belleville's industrial park, and miscellaneous clips on Belleville industrial expansion during 1969.
File contains newspaper clips on American Optical of Canada relocating head office from Toronto to Belleville, and a clip titled “Wooing the Sugar Daddy” on industries vs. Public policies, and other miscellaneous clips on American Optical moving to Belleville.
File contains newspaper clips on Amplifone Canada plant opening in c.1959, a clip on City Council approving sale of land to Amplifone Co. for new factory, and miscellaneous newspaper ads for Amplifone Co..
File contains c.1967 newspaper clip featuring an image of the Belleville market c.1900's, and a c.1962 clip on the history of the Belleville market place.
File contains newspaper clips on the garbage in downtown Belleville affecting Belleville businesses, and Ben Coke as president of Business Association.
File contains documents from the Belleville Milling Co. Including: an agreement of sale c.1924, c.1925 Company inventory list, copy of Ontario Company Acts, a 1925 letter re:Belleville Milling Co., list of Shareholders in the Company, and a copy of Milling Co. General By-Laws.
This file contains: 1) Blank letterhead for Belleville Nurseries, 179 Dundas St. East; 2) Judges Ribbon from 1908 Belleville Fair; 3) 2 copies of newspaper clipping from the Ontario Intelligencer, dated 22-June-1935 titled "Nurseries Established in 1893 Have Been Important Factor In City and District History - about the closing of Belleville Nurseries; 4) a price list from Belleville Nurseries circa 1930; 5) 8 various cards advertising Belleville Nurseries; 6) 2 business cards for W.C. Reid Belleville Nurseries; 7) Membership card for Belleville Chamber of Commerce for Mr. W.C. Reid dated June 1, 1928; 8) newspaper clipping from 1932 written by Joyce Kilmer titled "Poems Are Made By Fools Like Me But Only God Can Make a Tree and is about Belleville Nurseries and the late Mr. W.C. Reid.
File contains the following newspaper clips: c.1966 annual meeting of the Community Planing Association, c.1969 clip on Downtown Belleville improvements, c.1968 re-zoning of lots, Mrs. Beavis resigns from planning board association, discussions on Downtown Belleville