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Hear Canada Grow

Item number (ISN):

234036

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

234036

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, RADIO: MAIN CATALOGUE

Accession:

1984-0164

Media:

Sound

Part:

2 of 2

Release date:

1953-09-23

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Production credit:

producer, Thomas Benson; reporter, Matthew Halton

Sponsor:

British American Oil Company

Description:

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A review, with actualities, of events in Canadian and world history to 1953. The recording was produced by Thomas Benson as a public relations project for the British American Oil Company. The record was never released. The actualities include:~Excerpt from first TCA coast to coast air-mail flight broadcast. The flight is over the Rockies.~A few bars of Eva Tanguay singing "I Don't Care".~Sound of VI rockets (buzz bombs) and explosion.~Recording of Canadian troops in England during the phoney war, singing: "Waiting, waiting, waiting. Always bloody well waiting. When this war is over. We'll bloody well wait some more".~Actuality of depression crowds at the Toronto Stock Market, and at the beginning of the depression.~Extract from R.B. Bennett broadcast 1935-1936: "That our position is very serious is beyond question, but it is not disastrous. The weaknesses of democracy are well-known - but man has not yet evolved any other system of government that gives to every citizen the opportunity to play a part in the government of the state which he and his fellows have created to serve their lawful ends. Good night and God Bless you".~A report of drought on prairie and a reading of a long poem.~Excerpt from a Bing Crosby recording of "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?"~Herb Roberts a Winnipeg radio announcer, reads the news of the birth of the Dionne Quintuplets. This is probably a recreation of the original newscast.~Extract from CRBC broadcast CANADA IN 1935. A "chain" broadcast of bands playing the anthem, O Canada. The chain begins in Halifax and is faded out at Winnipeg. (This is not the same chain as catgalogued under 350506-1 but obviously is an earlier fragment of the same broadcast.)~Extract from William Aberhard broadcast, about 1935: "I haven't any ill-will against anybody but something has to be done; the people can't suffer like they are. People can't go on like they are. I know that some are high and dry - sure I know all about it. Aren't you big enough to realize that if you have the ability to be high and dry you have the ability under God enough to help the fellow who is down and under and not this dole and relief. Bless your hearts. Surely you can do something without insulting everybody. Is this too high an order? I don't believe so. Not for our people - not the people in Alberta."~Extract from Mussolini's speech in Rome the day before the invasion of Ethiopia.~Extract from the Moose River Mine disaster broadcast by Frank Willis. Willis describes the men actually coming out of the mine. (This seems to be something not on 3601412-1 D.)~Edward VIII's abdication speech. Also actuality of the crowning of King George VI.~Extract from Adolf Hitler's speech about 1938.~Climax from the Joe Louis and Max Schmeleing fight broadcast, June 22, 1938: "... Schmeleing is down ... he's down again ... Schmeleing is down again ... it looks like a first round knockout".~Actuality of Chamberlain on peace in our time.~Extract from the broadcast of a Canadian survivor on the sinking of the Athenia, September 3, 1939.~Extract from the Christmas broadcast of George VI - peroration - December 25, 1939: "I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year, Give me a light that I may safely go into the unknown. And he replied: Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than the known way".~Extract from Princess Elizabeth's broadcast to the Children of the Empire, December 25, 1940: "My sister is by my side and we are both going to say goodnight to you..."~Matthew Halton reports from the village square in Ortona after the Canadian have captured the village. There are pipers playing in the background. Also, an excerpt from actuality of the briefing of a Canadian air crew before take-off for an air raid on Germany.~Extract from Stalin's speech April 27, 1945, celebrating the routing of the German army by the Allies.~Extract from William Lyon Mackenzie King's broadcast of May 8, 1945, on the occasion of Victory in Europe. "In the name of our country ... for deliverance from the evil forces of Nazi Germany".~Extract from Louis St. Laurent's broadcast May 8, 1945: "... la guerre en Europe est finie".~Actual recording of the sound of oil well Leduc #1 blowing in, recorded at the well-head.~Farewell broadcast of William Lyon Mackenzie King, May 28, 1948: "Although within the next hour I shall cease to be a member of the government I shall not cease to have our country's interest as much at heart as they have ever been. I shall continue to have the same interest in the future of our country and the well-being of its citizens that I have had over the last half-century. Indeed, it is my belief that freed from the responsibility of office I may be able to render some form of useful service over a longer period of time than might otherwise have been possible. It is my earnest hope that Providence may touchsafe me sometime yet in which to be of service to our beloved country. Again I thank you all". <45mn>

Language:

English

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Vault ISN:

259733

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1984-0164/4136
1984-0164/4137

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

DISC

Technical description:

ALUM

Duration:

45:00

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG

Vault ISN:

503167

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1984-0164-4136-1.wav
1984-0164-4136-2.wav
1984-0164-4137-3.wav
1984-0164-4137-4.wav

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

BWF

Made from:

1984-0164/4136
1984-0164/4137

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

503168

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

1984-0164-4136-1.mp3
1984-0164-4136-2.mp3
1984-0164-4137-3.mp3
1984-0164-4137-4.mp3

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

MP3

Made from:

1984-0164/4136
1984-0164/4137

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

~To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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