File consists of a letter to Alice Collinge from the Provincial Assessor re valuation of properties for the four school districts on Cortex (sic) Island.
File consists of a letter to Alice Collinge from the Provincial Assessor re valuation of properties for the four school districts on Cortex (sic) Island.
File consists of correspondence re Basil Whiting's stay in Lourdes Hospital, Campbell River and in the Queen Alexandria Solarium for Crippled Children in Victoria and includes letters from Basil.
File consists of correspondence re Basil Whiting's stay in Lourdes Hospital, Campbell River and in the Queen Alexandria Solarium for Crippled Children in Victoria and includes letters from Basil.
File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
Donated by Bill Bartlett, of the Gerald Wellburn Philatelic Foundation, Victoria BC, in 2021. The letters were part of a stamp collection given to the Foundation. Bartlett recognized the connection to Cortes Island and mailed the letters to the Museum.
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File contains two letters, written in pencil, to "Mother and Dad" by "Freddie" (surname unknown) on July 9, 1942 (7 pages) and July 13, 1942 (5 pages). Freddie was aboard the mission ship "John Antle", based in Whaletown with Canon Alan Greene, and writes of his experiences as part of the mission patrol. Places visited include Redonda Bay, Alert Bay, Rock Bay, Surge Narrows and Cortes Island settlements.
File contains an agreement passing the responsibility for the Church Hall (at the corner of Harbour road next to the first Whaletown cemetery) from the Whaletown Community Club to the Whaletown Women's Institute. At that time, the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society turned the Gorge Hall over to the Whaletown Community Club.
File contains an agreement passing the responsibility for the Church Hall (at the corner of Harbour road next to the first Whaletown cemetery) from the Whaletown Community Club to the Whaletown Women's Institute. At that time, the Gorge Harbour Community Hall Society turned the Gorge Hall over to the Whaletown Community Club.
Photographic essay from the North Island News, July 26, 1960 about the celebration for the opening of the Gorge Road connecting Whaletown and Manson's Landing
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