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Halifax and South Western Railway Company [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-series

Date:

1901-1939

Reference:

R231-370-0-E, RG30-III-H-1

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

163673

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Canadian National Railway Company fonds

Predecessor companies

Canadian Northern System

Halifax and South Western Railway Company
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Sub-series includes:

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

1901-1939

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.5 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and maintained by the Halifax and South Western Railway Company and includes minutes, 1902-1926, stock, bond and mortgage records, 1902-1939, fiscal records, 1903-1914, acts, agreements and subsidy records, 1901-1918, payrolls, 1914-1916, and tariffs.

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Halifax and South Western Railway Company

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Halifax and South Western Railway Company : The Halifax and South Western Railway Company, wholly owned by Mackenzie and Mann, was incorporated under Nova Scotia Act, 1 Edward VII, Cap. 3 of 4 April 1901 to construct and operate railways in Nova Scotia. A total of 188.75 miles of line between Halifax and Barrington Passage were constructed and opened to traffic in stages between 1904 and 1905. In addition, the company acquired in 1903 the Central Railway Company Limited and the Nova Scotia Southern Railway Company, Limited, in 1905 the Halifax and Yarmouth Railway Company Limited and the Middleton and Victoria Beach Railway Company, Limited and, in 1907, the Liverpool and Milton Railway Company, Limited. The lines owned by these companies or later constructed under their charters gave the Halifax and South Western a total of 343.15 miles of railway. In 1914 ownership was transferred to the Canadian Northern Railway. On 8 June 1954 the Halifax and South Western Railway Company was amalgamated with 11 other companies to form Canadian Northern Consolidated Railways which merged with the Canadian National Railway Company in 1956. RG30 General Inventory

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(Electronic) Finding aid 30-8 is a computer generated box list relating to volumes 678 to 682. 30-8 (90: Open)

(Electronic) Finding aid 30-14 is a computer generated box list relating to volumes 1232 to 1234. 30-14 (90: Open)

(Paper) Finding aid 30-37 is a typed shelf list relating to volumes 3113 and 3125. 30-37 (90: Open)

(Paper) Finding aid 30-44 is a typed shelf list relating to volumes 7064 to 7066. 30-44 (90: Open)

(Electronic) Finding aid 30-56 is a computer generated box list relating to volumes 10211, 10229, 10231, 10266 and 10307 to 10308. 30-56 (90: Open)

(Paper) The finding aid is a file list for volumes 7961-7963. 30-47 (90: Open)

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Source of title:

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

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Container note(s):

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M-1685 : Copy No. 1
M-1686 : Copy No. 1
M-1687 : Copy No. 1
M-1688 : Copy No. 1
M-1689 : Copy No. 1
M-1690 : Copy No. 1
M-1691 : Copy No. 1
M-1692 : Copy No. 1
M-1693 : Copy No. 1

Source:

Government

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RG30-III-H-1
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG30]

[Consultation 90 Open]

678--682;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1232--1234;

[Consultation 90 Open]

3119;

[Consultation 90 Open]

6135--6137;

[Consultation 90 Open]

6231;

[Consultation 90 Open]

7961--7963;

[Consultation 90 Open]

10226--10227;

[Consultation 90 Open]

10229;

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 30-37] 4

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

Finding aid box [FA 30-44] 4

[Consultation 32 Restricted by law]

Microfilm reel [RG30] M-1685--M-1693

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24