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1937::Vancouver Island's Door-to-Door Vegetable Man
The cold produce delivery man with a hot idea.
Papertown Station
Feb 26, 20241 min read
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1951::Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip Visit Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Before the Princess became Queen, the young royal couple made their first visit to Vancouver Island.
Papertown Station
Sep 9, 20225 min read
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1892::Waiting on a Dock in Esquimalt Harbour, Vancouver Island
Waiting on an Esquimalt dock for a transport.
Papertown Station
Sep 2, 20221 min read
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1846::A Night in Vancouver Island Woods
A story from the earliest days of Fort Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Papertown Station
Aug 21, 20221 min read
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1899::The Secret Whistles of Britain's Pacific Outpost at Esquimalt, British Columbia
Britain's last kick at bolstering her small yet strategic outpost on the pacific ocean.
Papertown Station
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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1890::Esquimalt & Nanaimo Rail Schedule
A little pocketbook that once lived in many Vancouver Islander pockets.
Papertown Station
May 20, 20221 min read
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1888::The First Trains of Vancouver Island
The first Vancouver Island trains that rolled into Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia.
Papertown Station
May 20, 20222 min read
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1886::Canada's True Last Spike
The driving of the true last spike of Canada's coast to coast railway link.
Papertown Station
May 20, 20222 min read
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1936::Two Queens and the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
A look at Queen Elizabeth II's family tree.
Papertown Station
May 17, 20222 min read
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1923::The Motor Princess Automobile Ferry
British Columbia's first automobile ferry.
Papertown Station
Apr 16, 20223 min read
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1942::The QE: The Largest Ship in the World Sails to Victoria, BC During WW2
🌺WW2::The world's largest Ocean Liner, found her way to Esquimalt's drydock in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
Papertown Station
Dec 18, 20215 min read
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1914::World's Largest Oil Tanker Torpedoed After Drydock in Esquimalt, British Columbia
1914::WW1::World's Largest Oil Tanker torpedoed a year after drydock in Esquimalt, British Columbia
Papertown Station
Dec 18, 20211 min read
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