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Records related to the Cape Breton Railway [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-sub-series

Date:

1886-1892

Reference:

R610-148-2-E, RG43-A-III-2

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

134571

Context of this record:

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Department of Railways and Canals fonds

Railway Branch

Office of the Chief Engineer

Records related to the Cape Breton Railway
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Date(s):

1886-1892

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.6 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-sub-series consists of records acquired and accumulated by the Office of the Chief Engineer relating to the Cape Breton Railway, 1886-1892. In 1886, the government received authorization from parliament (49 Vict., c.14) to undertake the construction of a railway in Cape Breton extending from Point Tupper on the Canso Strait to Leitches Creek, with extensions to Sydney and North Sydney. Ferry connections between Point Tupper and Port Mulgrave on the Nova Scotia mainland provided a link with the Intercolonial Railway system. A portion of the line was opened in November 1890, and the entire line was operational by January 1891. In August 1891, the Cape Breton Railway was declared part of the Intercolonial Railway. (54-55 Vict., c.50).

The records in this sub-sub-series include a small collection of registered correspondence, 1886-1892 (Vols. 717-719), agreements, estimates and contracts, 1887-1891 (Vols. 720-721), and a register of all letters received by the Chief Engineer during the construction of the Cape Breton Railway, 1886-1892 (Vol. 741). For each letter received the register notes the subject, the name of the correspondent, the date and the letter number, and gives a detailed synopsis. The register is indexed by correspondent and by subject.

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(Electronic) Finding aid 43-9 is a handwritten file list. 43-9 PDF (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/43-9_134571_vols_717-721_741_open.pdf

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the sub-sub-series.

Availability of other formats note:

Microfilm copies of these records are available on reels T-1887 to T-1889.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

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T-1887 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 1
T-1887 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 2
T-1887 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 3
T-1887 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 4
T-1888 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 1
T-1888 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 2
T-1888 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 3
T-1888 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 4
T-1889 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 1
T-1889 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 2
T-1889 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 3
T-1889 : Microfilm copies Copy No. 4

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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1986-87/135 GAD
RG43-A-III-2

Former archival reference no.:

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RG43-A-III-2
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG43]

[Consultation 90 Open]

717--721;

[Consultation 90 Open]

741;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Microfilm reel [RG43] T-1887--T-1889

[Consultation 90 Open]

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