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Island’s Last Businessman

Posted by Edward English On 12 December 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Island’s Last Businessman

Island’s Last BusinessmanProvenance: From the collection of Ted English
Digitized by: Ted English
Document: Trade Newspaper. From an original issue of
The Independent Businessman
Date of Document: June, 1964
Document provided by: Don Lomax, 204 Lakeshore
By-line: None

Island’s Last Businessman.pdf

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Metro parks policy shifts – but heat still on Islanders

Posted by Edward English On 8 December 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Metro parks policy shifts – but heat still on Islanders

Metro parks policy shifts – but heat still on IslandersProvenance: from the collection of Ted English
Digitized by: Ted English
Document: Newspaper: from an original issue of The Globe and Mail
Date of Document: 11-14-1966
By-line: None
Document provided by: Don Lomax – 204 Lakeshore

Metro parks policy.pdf

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No-profit ferries go for a million

Posted by Edward English On 7 December 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
No-profit ferries go for a million

No profit ferries go for a millionProvenance: From the collection of Ted English
Digitized by: Ted English
Document: Newspaper; From an original issue of The Globe and Mail
Date of Document: 07-12-1966
Document provided by: Don Lomax, 204 Lakeshore
By-line; Alden Baker
Photograph by: Graham Bezant

No-profit ferries go for a million.pdf

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Takes 6000 Passengers To Pay For New Water Taxi Engine

Posted by Edward English On 26 November 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Takes 6000 Passengers To Pay For New Water Taxi Engine

Takes 6000 Passengers To Pay For New Water Taxi EngineProvenance: From the collection of Ted English
Document: Newspaper; From a copy of The Centre Islander News
Date of Document: 06-25-1954
By-line: Thurston Smith

6000 Pasengers.pdf

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Ward’s Voyage an Adventure

Posted by Edward English On 16 November 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Ward’s Voyage an Adventure

Ward’s Voyage an AdventureProvenance: From the Collection of Ted English
Digitized by: Ted English
Document: Newspaper. From the digital archives of the Globe and Mail
Date of Document: 12-23-1959
By-line: Stanley Westall

Ward’s Voyage an Adventure.pdf

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Toronto Islands: A little country in a city centre

Posted by Edward English On 7 November 2019 7 November 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Toronto Islands: A little country in a city centre

Toronto Islands: A little country in a city centreProvenance: From the collection of Ted English
Digitized by: Ted English
Document: Newspaper: from an original copy of the Toronto Star
Date of document 1980(?) Date Clip
Article by: Leon Whiteson, Toronto Star and Author

Toronto Islands – Whiteson.pdf

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Islander turned part of Ned Hanlan’s bed into cabinet

Posted by Edward English On 29 October 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Islander turned part of Ned Hanlan’s bed into cabinet

Islander turned part of Ned Hanlan’s bed into cabinetProvenance: From the collection of Ted English
Digitized by Ted English
Document: From an original copy of the Globe and Mail
Date of document: 01-31-1974
By-line: None
Photography: Jack Dobson, Globe and Mail

Hanlan bed.pdf

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Only Forty Families Remain

Posted by Edward English On 18 September 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Only Forty Families Remain

Only Forty Families RemainProvenance: From the collection of Ted English
Digitized by Ted English
Document: From a scan of an original copy of an article from the Toronto Globe and Mail.
provided by Mike Filey, Toronto Sun
Date of Document: March 25, 1959
By-line: Albert Warson

Only Forty Families Remain.pdf

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203 years ago, Toronto lighthouse-keeper disappeared

Posted by Edward English On 15 September 2019 18 May 2020 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
203 years ago, Toronto lighthouse-keeper disappeared

203 years ago, a Toronto lighthouse-keeper disappeared. Today the mystery endures

Provenance: From the collection of Ted English
Digitized by: Ted English
Document: Newscast. From the CBC website
Reporter: Richard Fiennes-Clinton
Date of document: 01-02-2018

203 years ago B .pdf

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Durnan Is An Easy Winner

Posted by Edward English On 1 June 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Durnan Is An Easy Winner

Durnan Is An Easy WinnerProvenance: From the collection of Ted English
Digitized by: Ted English
Document: Newspaper. From an original copy of the Telegram. The
image was formerly the property of Bill Durnan
Date of document: 07-12-1912
By-line: None

Durnan Is An Easy Winner.pdf

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Toronto Islands taste fall’s serenity

Posted by Edward English On 30 May 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
Toronto Islands taste fall’s serenity

Toronto Islands taste fall’s serenityProvenance: From the collection of Ted English
Digitized by: Ted English
Document: Newspaper. From an original copy of the Toronto Star
Date of Document: Not known – "date clip"
By-line: Dana Flavelle, Toronto Star
Photography by: Boris Spremo

Toronto Islands taste fall’s serenity.pdf

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The Lighthouse On The Island

Posted by Edward English On 15 May 2019 Filed under Newspaper No Comments
The Lighthouse On The Island

The Lighthouse On The IslandProvenance: From the collection of Ted English
Digitized by: Ted English
Document: Book: Scanned from an original 1908 edition of
"Robertson’s Landmarks of Toronto" ., Chapter LXXV,
"The Lighthouse On The Island,", Pages 362-391
Date of Document: 1908
Author: John Ross Robertson
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