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File contains newspaper clippings written by and about W.N Ponton on “Buying Belleville” and on buying electricity from Trenton.

Belleville, Map # 78-4413-24 showing areas of; North East Belleville, Alemite Park on South West corner of map, Moira Secondary School near South East corner of map and Leeming Farm on 3rd Concession Road at North side of map. Published by the Ministry of Natural Resources. Surveyed by Walter I. Watson, P.L.S. Circa 1970.

An aerial photograph of Belleville and Sidney Township by P. Sidey (photogrammetric production officer) and H. S. Wilde (chief surveyor). Published by Ontario Hydro, transmission systems division. Scale: 1:10,000.

An aerial photograph of east Belleville (Map # 45C4709/70). Map includes: Thurlow Townshjp Lots # 21 to 31, Concession 1 to 9, Huntingdon Township Lots 14 to 20, Concession 1 & 2, Tyendinaga Township All, Hungerford Township Concession 1, 2, 3, Richmond Township, part of Camden East and part of Sheffield. Circa 1970. Scale: 1:2,000.

Map includes Trans-Northern Pipeline and Trans Canada Pipeline and the Hydro Lines. Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.

An aerial photograph of west Belleville (Map # 45C4709/70). On the west side this map includes the Trent Canal & River and Wilson Island in Seymour & Murray Townships. In the south, Concession 1 in Sidney Township and north into Rawdon Township to include Concession 3 and Thurlow Township including Thrashers Corner and north to the Village of Moira in Huntingdon Township. Circa 1970. Scale: 1:2,000.

Map includes Trans-Northern Pipeline and Trans Canada Pipeline and the Hydro Lines. Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.

An aerial photograph of Napanee (Map # 49C4709/70). Map includes: Napanee River and Village in the Townships of South & North Fredericksburg. A small part of Ernestown & Camden Townships. Concession 1 to 5 of Richmond Township, Deseronto and Hay Bay Circa 1970. Scale: 1:2,000.

Map includes Trans-Northern Pipeline and Trans Canada Pipeline and the Hydro Lines. Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.

4 aerial photographs of Belleville and Napanee, circa 1970. Maps include Trans-Northern Pipeline and Trans Canada Pipeline and the Hydro Lines. Scale: 1:2,000.

Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian National Railway materials collected by Cleland James Allison and Tom Allison, including: Grand Trunk Railway Employees' Timetable 41 for Belleville and Montreal divisions, April 1922 Canadian National Railways Conductors' and Brakemen's seniority list, January 1940 Memorandum to C. J. Allison commending him for detecting a broken truck in Gananoque, 1 September 1944 Railway Operating Rules, 1916, 1929, 1951, 1962
*Texts of four talks on railway history given by Tom Allison, 1990-2005

File contains a c.1961 letter to Gerald Boyce enclosing a letter that was sent to the Mayor of Belleville from a citizen who found the “minutes” from c.1892 Transportation Co. Ltd, and the c.1892 minutes of a meeting of the provincial Directors of the Ont. Transportation Co. Ltd.

File contains newspaper clippings on early transportation in Belleville, and material on the Hastings Road.

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 a 1968 inauguration program, and newspaper clips on Foster Ward's oldest resident starting the first sewer installation.

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.