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Newfoundland Railway [textual record]

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Series

Date:

1904-1949

Reference:

R231-424-8-E, RG30-IV-G

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

164082

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Canadian National Railway Company fonds

Predecessor companies

Newfoundland Railway
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Series includes:

1 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1904-1949

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.1 m of textual records

Language of material:

English
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Employees'records of earnings of The Newfoundland Railway - Accounting Department [textual record]

Payroll records of Marine Stevedoring, Steamship Service, Treasurer's Office, Newfoundland Railway [textual record]

Cancelled Money Orders from the Newfoundland Express Company and Canadian Northern Railway Company [textual record]
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The series consists of records created and maintained by the NEWFOUNDLAND RAILWAY and includes an income and expenditure graph, 1904-1946, tariffs, pay book, 1915-1949, photographs and time-table, 1928.

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Newfoundland Railway

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Newfoundland Railway : In 1880 the Newfoundland Government authorized the construction of a railway from St. John's to Halls Bay with various branches. Under Newfoundland Act, 44 Vic., Cap. 2 of 9 May 1881 an agreement was made with the Newfoundland Railway Company to build this railway. An 88.4 line from St. John's to Harbour Grace was completed in 1884. Further construction was postponed after the company experienced financial difficulties. In 1885 the Newfoundland Government authorized the construction of a branch line from Whitbourne to Placentia, some 26 miles. This line was completed in 1888 and known as "The Placentia Railway".

In 1890, R.S. Reid received a contract to construct the line to Halls Bay, and took over the Placentia Railway free of charge. The Halls Bay line became known as the "Newfoundland Northern and Western Railway" and was extended during construction to a terminal at Port aux Basques on the West Coast. Reid operated the railway from 1893 on a short-term contract.

In 1896 the Newfoundland Government purchased the line of the Newfoundland Railway Company and operated it. The Newfoundland, Northern and North Western Railway reached Port aux Basques in 1898. On 3 March 1898 a contract between the Newfoundland Government and R.G. Reid was signed whereby Reid undertook to operate the entire railway system, then totalling 637 miles, plus a shipping and telegraph service. Further branch lines were built between 1911 and 1915 totalling 243 miles. After financial problems during the First World War the Reids' transportation operations were taken over by the Newfoundland Government under Newfoundland Act, 14 Geo. V, Cap. 24 of 13 July 1923. The railway which then became known as the Newfoundland Government Railway was operated by a Board of Railway Commissioners until it was transferred, by Newfoundland Act, 17 Geo. V, Cap. 24 of 7 June 1926, to a government department and the name became Newfoundland Railway. After Confederation, on 1 April 1949 it became part of Canadian National Railways. RG30 General Inventory

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(Electronic) Finding aid 30-28 is a computer generated box list relating to volume 2266. 30-28 (90: Open)

Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid 30-38 is a typed shelf list relating to volume 3134. Finding aid 30-38 is an unverified file list. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 30-38 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/30-38_vols_3134-3139_open.pdf

(Paper) Finding aid 30-47 is a file list relating to volume 8246. 30-47 (90: Open)

Documents textuels (Electronic) Finding aid 30-49 is a typed and handwritten shelf list relating to volume 8273. Finding aid 30-49 is an unverified file list. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 30-49 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/30-49_vols_8271-8278_open.pdf

Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid 30-63 is a handwritten file list relating to volumes 10797 to 10798. Finding aid 30-63 is an unverified file list. The finding aid is available as a PDF attached to this record. 30-63 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/30-63_164082_vols_10797-10798_open.pdf

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the series.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Source:

Government

Related control no.:

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1997-00227-2
1997-00238-8
1997-98/431 GAD
1997-98/447 GAD
2019-00590-5
R231
RG30

Former archival reference no.:

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RG30-IV-G
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG30]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2266;

[Consultation 90 Open]

3134;

[Consultation 90 Open]

8246;

[Consultation 90 Open]

8273;

[Consultation 90 Open]

10797--10798;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 30-38] 4

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24