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The Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser June 8, 1854 ☛ A Tour Through Canada We extract the following from the correspondence of the Port Huron Commercial: Business has called me over the Great Western Railway, running from the Falls of Niagra to Detroit, the last two weeks. This is destined to be one of the [...]
☛ The Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser June 1, 1854 Port Sarnia, Thursday, June 1,1854 Railway Matters Repeated enquiries have lately been made to us as to as to what is now doing, or is likely to be done, in relation to the two Railway schemes in which the inhabitants of our County are particulary [...]
Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser May 4, 1854 Icebergs in the Atlantic Every ship from Europe brings accounts of an unusual quantity of icebergs in the Atlantic. It is probable that the north-westerly winds which have prevailed in this latitude to such an extraordinary degree this winter, have raged also in the Arctic circle, have [...]
Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser May 4, 1854 Railroad to the Pacific – The Grand Trunk Mr. Walter Shanley, well known as a Canadian Engineer to the Directors of the Port Huron and Michigan Railroad Company, has presented his report to that Company. The report is not yet printed, but the following is an extract [...]
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The Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser May 4, 1854 The Grand Trunk Railroad The following, intended for the information of the British public, is taken from a late number of the London Morning Advertiser; Montreal feb. 20 I promised, in my last weeks communication, to forward you a few particulars with reference to the Grand [...]
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The Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser April 13, 1854 Canadian Grand Trunk Railway A very large emigration of masons,carpenters, quarry men, engine drivers, engine fitters and other artisans, is taking place for this railway. Between four and five hundred have already left England, and all the third class accomodation in the canadian Serew Company’s vessels [...]
The Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser Port Sarnia April 20, 1854 WAR! WAR!! The crisis which has been to a certain extent expected for some time past, has at last arrived. Europe is now in a state of declared war. The arrival of the Hermann at N. York on the 14th inst., with London dates [...]
The Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser April 13, 1854 Nova Scotia Railways A Letter from Mr. Jackson to Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia, dated 3d of the present month, was submitted to the Assembly of Halifax last week which for the present puts an end to all hope of railways in Nova Scotia being constructed [...]
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The Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser April 13, 1854 ☛ Grand Trunk of Canada Extract from a private letter, from a merchant in Hull,to Wm. Radston, Esq. “You will perceive by the Hull newspaper, that we had a visit from Mr. C.P. Roney, and Mr. Keefer who seem to be much interested in the prosperity [...]
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The Sarnia Observer and Western Advertiser April 2, 1854 The Inventors of Railroads We hear the question asked who was the inventor of the railway and have never heard it satisfactorily answered, and believe there are very few persons in this country who know anything on this subject. Some few years ago,Howett,of Peoples Journal gave [...]
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