Trenton Railways - Newspaper Photos
- CA ON00156 TR/2992
- File
- c. 1955
File contains newspaper photos from "Picture Peeks Into The Past", showing railway photos and some Trenton locations circa 1900
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Trenton Railways - Newspaper Photos
File contains newspaper photos from "Picture Peeks Into The Past", showing railway photos and some Trenton locations circa 1900
File contains newspaper articles about the Trenton Public Utilities Commission, included items such as new premises, employment, rates, meetings, and domestic usage.
File contains a newspaper reproduction of a map of the location of free and metered parking spots in Trenton.
File contains several newspaper clippings from the Ontario Intelligencer and other sources regarding various issues including : proceedings of Trenton council meetings, bridge reconstruction, and school construction.
File contains two newspaper articles regarding the formation of the Trenton Flying Club in October, 1956. Includes a brief profile of Flying Officer Frances Finkle, a Belleville resident, who was the first woman member of the Trenton Flying Club to fly solo.
Trenton : Ferry license, 1879; Bay of Quinte Navigation Company
File contains a manuscript license issued by the Province of Ontario on 13 October 1879 approving the operation of a ferry from Sidney Township in Hastings County to Ameliasburgh Township in Prince Edward County. Also present are two printed, completed bills of sale, dated 5 November 1880 transferring 64 shares in the steam paddler, Mary Ethel, built at Trenton, to the Bay of Quinte Navigation Company (Limited).
Trenton : Bleecker's Ferry, 1830-1834
File contains a newspaper article and a photocopy of the same, with a reproduction of a sketch of Bleecker's hotel and ferry as they appeared in the 1830s. The ferry served as a crossing for the Trent at the location of the present Highway 2 bridge in Trenton.
File contains manuscript and typescript correspondence, telegrams and memos received by C.H. Bonter, Chairman of the Light Committee, Trenton concerning tenders for the creation of a power plant and the installation of electric lighting in the town of Trenton in 1890. Also present is an undated newspaper article, regarding Trenton municipal opposition to a monopoly by a private electrical company in the town.
File contains a newspaper article from The Intelligencer, dated 22-July-1967 and titled "It's Only Five Minutes But it Starts Drivers Fuming" and is about the swing bridge in Trenton.
File contains a number of newspaper photos from various dates and titled "Picture Peeks Into The Past", these are pictures of boats in and on the Trent River and about boating in Trenton.
Trent Canal : “Report on the Most Eligible Route” 1855 / N. H. Baird
File contains a printed booklet entitled “Report on the most eligible route for a canal between Lake Simcoe ..and Georgian Bay...to the Bay of Quinte...” by N.H. Baird, C.E., published at Belleville in 1855. The report discusses proposed routes for a Trent-Severn Canal project.
File contains several newspaper articles concerning the history of the Trent-Severn Waterway, including pre- and early contact travel by the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois. Also present is an Intelligencer article , 3 January 1962, regarding plans to substantially renovate the lock system on the Trent Canal.
Thurlow Township : Fairfield Bridge, 1967
File contains a newspaper clipping concerning the replacement of Fairfield's Bridge, on the Moira River, with a new concrete structure.
Thurlow : first steam car, Foxboro, 1900
File contains a photocopied manuscript note by Mrs. C.H. La Rue, concerning a steam-operated vehicle in Foxboro which was won in a draw by a local resident in 1900.
Steamship sailings : Allan Line and others, 1885
File contains newspaper advertisements of sailings of steamers including the Allan transatlantic line, and several offerings by the Rathbun Co., Belleville agents, for the Hero, Steamer Varuna, and Quinte, which plied local waters.
Rawson Bus Co. Ltd. Belleville
File contains newspaper articles, including an Open Letter to the Citizens of Belleville regarding the inception and service of the Rawson Bus. Co. Ltd.
Rawdon Township : Bonarlaw history
File contains a two-page photocopied manuscript history of Bonarlaw [formerly Big Springs], Rawdon Township, and its role as a railway centre.
Rawdon Township : Roads & Bridges Petition, 1871
File contains a manuscript petition to the County Council of Hastings by residents of the Township of Rawdon, dated 1 November 1871 requesting the construction of a road between Rawdon Township and Marmora for the purpose of moving goods to market or mill, and for the repair of a causeway to Seymore which was destroyed by fire in the summer of 1871.
Rathbun Bus Service Ltd., 1955
File contains a printed timetable of the Rathbun Bus Service Ltd., for the company's Trenton-Belleville and Trenton-Picton routes, effective Feb. 4, 1955.
Canadian National Railway System 1965
File contains a 1965 map of the Canadian National Railway System.