Part of a series of 8 photographs which document a clean-up at the proposed Carrington Bay Park site. The squatters' cabin was built in the 1970s, on the east side of Carrington Bay.
Part of a series of 8 photographs which document a clean-up at the proposed Carrington Bay Park site. The squatters' cabin was built in the 1970s, on the east side of Carrington Bay.
Cali Waddell, Steve and Gail Ringwood, Catharine Bushe, Chris (surname?), Ann Dewar, Annabelle Herbert, Peter Henbury, Patricia LeRoux, Diane Daly, Dave Carew, Caroline Gram, Robbie Graham
Cali Waddell, Steve and Gail Ringwood, Catharine Bushe, Chris (surname?), Ann Dewar, Annabelle Herbert, Peter Henbury, Patricia LeRoux, Diane Daly, Dave Carew, Caroline Gram, Robbie Graham
Back: Peter Henbury, Ray Kendall, Elinore Harwood, Celia (surname?), Ray Kendall, Erika and Walter Grundmann, Peter Elliott, Steve Ringwood
Front: Gail Ringwood, Dianne Hentschel, Ann Dewar, Caz Ratcliffe, Nancy Kendall and Daisy, Carol Trueman
Back: Peter Henbury, Ray Kendall, Elinore Harwood, Celia (surname?), Ray Kendall, Erika and Walter Grundmann, Peter Elliott, Steve Ringwood
Front: Gail Ringwood, Dianne Hentschel, Ann Dewar, Caz Ratcliffe, Nancy Kendall and Daisy, Carol Trueman
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.
