House of Refuge and Industrial Farm (Hastings County)
- CA ON00156 TR/3529
- Bestanddeel
- 1907
A booklet of rules and regulations governing the Hastings County House of Refuge and Industrial Farm. 12 pages.
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House of Refuge and Industrial Farm (Hastings County)
A booklet of rules and regulations governing the Hastings County House of Refuge and Industrial Farm. 12 pages.
History of Labour in the Quinte Region
File contains an essay titled "History of Labour in the Quinte Region: with Emphasis on Belleville's First Unions" written by Lynn M. Champagne.
Moira-Schuster Coal Company records
The fonds contains a Daily Cash Transactions sheet with a hand-drawn layout of the coal yards, an envelope with the company name "The Schuster Co. Limited", miscellaneous materials copied from original documents including newspaper clippings from 1954; pages 62-66 of the Canadian Fuel Marketer ca. 1878-1978 issues; Weaver Liquifuels pages 55-60, 2 envelopes of negatives, and 110 photographs of various everyday operations at the Bill Schuster Coal and Lumber Company, as well as photographs of Bill Schuster and possibly his family. One is an aerial photograph of the site of the company.
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Report of talk on the Grand Trunk Railway strike in Belleville 1877
File contains a newspaper clip about a talk to the Historical Society on the 1877 Belleville Riot after the strike of Grand Trunk Railway workers.
Many Town Residents Attend 'Open House' at Paper Plant
A newspaper article pertaining to an open house held at the Hinde and Dauch Paper Company plant in Trenton.
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Smith, Henry K.; First Fish and Game Warden of Hastings c. 1893
This file contains a letter written by Henry K. Smith; the first Fish and Game Warden of Hastings County. The letter, an attestation of oath acknowledging his duty to office and community.
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Correspondence concerning industrial relations
Part of Lewis Zandbergen collection
Two letters from Kennet Blackwell, Assistant Locomotive Superintendent at Belleville Station, dated November 15th and December 14th, 1876, concerning grievances of engineers and recommending their dismissal and the weakening of their union, the Brotherhood of the Grand Trunk Engineers and asking for instructions in the case of the men organizing a strike.
[These actions led to the Belleville riots of 1876-1877.]
Belleville Grand Trunk Railway Riot 1877
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.
Digital copies of photographs relating to the lumber industry in Hastings County
Photographs of lumber camps and First World War infantry units in the Marmora area of Hastings County, Ontario.
Trenton industry : history and development
File contains several newspaper articles concerning the industrial development of Trenton from the early 20th century to ca. 1967..
File contains a copy of an advertisement from the Kingston Chronicle dated 10-January-1839 looking for stone cutters to work on the Trent Canal for a period of 2 years.
Belleville Public Library Strike
Part of Beth Green papers
News clippings and two photographs concerning the seven-week shutdown of Belleville Public Library from late October 1986 over a contract dispute between employees and the library's board. Includes letters to the newspapers from local citizens in support of the staff and reports of the support received from Farley Mowat.
Minute book of Canadian Order of Foresters, Court Quinte No. 1
Minute book of the Canadian Order of Foresters, Court Quinte No. 1. The fraternal society met in Deseronto, Ontario. The minutes record applications for membership of the society, payments of bills and notes of people who addressed the group. There are some loose papers inside the volume, mainly applications for admission, with reports of character committees on the back.
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File contains newspaper clippings about the Manpower program in Belleville, helping residents find jobs and receive training.
Blacksmith Shop – poem by Charles Andrew Tupper 1964
File contains copies of a poem “The Blacksmith Shop” by Charles Andrew Tupper of Foxboro that was published in the Intelligencer.
Belleville Unemployment 1968-69
File contains newspaper clippings about relocating the Unemployment Insurance Commission regional headquarters to Belleville and about building contractors vying for the job.
File contains a newspaper clipping about unemployment rates in Belleville in 1956.
Union Agreement sash, blind & door manufacturing 1890, 9-hour day
File contains a copy of a union agreement between the Contractors: the Sash Door and Blind Manufacturers and the Members of the Carpenters and Joiners Union No. 161; this agreement is for within the Belleville city limits and limits a work day to 9 hours and a half holiday on Saturday.
Belleville National Employment Office 1960
File contains a c.1960 newspaper clip on Belleville's unemployment rate, and a c.1961 newspaper clip on Hastings County opening a winter works program to reduce unemployment.
Belleville Labour Board – Ont. Regulation 97/64
File contains c.1968 newspaper clips on the Belelville District Labour Council supporting Mayor Scott on the industry mission dispute, and other miscellaneous clips on the Ontario Regulations.