Clippings : 1950-1954 : scrapbook.
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Clippings : 1950-1954 : scrapbook.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Minutes, January, 1953 to December, 1954.
Consists of ts.minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume.
The volume is divided into the following sections :
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Consists of ts. preliminary report prepared by Kilborn Engineering Company, Consulting Engineers, Toronto, Ont. for the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, concerning possible sites for storage runoff of Laurel Creek and its tributary Clair Creek, in the city of Waterloo, Ont. Includes blueline maps and damsite drawings by Kilborn Engineering Company, March, 1954.
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Shand Dam : Belwood (file 3 of 7).
Consists of snapshots marked "belwood": includes landscapes, bridges, roads and a sawmill.
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Clippings : 1953 : Elora Gorge Park approval, Grand River Pollution problem, tree plan.
Consists of photocopies of clippings.
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William Philip : correspondence from A.H. Richardson, January 19, 1953.
Consists of a letter from A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Ontario Department of Planning and Development, Conservation Branch to William Philip, Chairman, Grand River Conservation Commission concerning an agreement respecting the building of the Conestogo Dam.
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Ontario Municipal Board appeal of Conestogo Dam cost apportionment by Town of Paris.
File consists of an Ontario Municipal Board appeal of Conestogo Dam cost apportionment by the Town of Paris, as per the Grand River Conservation Act.
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Consists of ts. report concerning conservation measures including reforestation to be taken in the lands to be affected by the proposed Conestogo Dam near Glen Allan, Ont. Also contains a ts. report titled : Grand Valley Gorge Park : a report submitted to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority at Elora, Thursday, March 26, 1953 by the GVCA Advisory Board on Recreation. Includes photoreproductions of photographs of the Elora Gorge.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Series consists of one Ontario Municipal Board decision.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Consists of ts.(photocopy) report concerning conservation in Luttrell's Creek Valley submitted to the Grand Valley Conservation Authority by the Advisory Board on Soils and Water. The report is based upon a survey undertaken by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development; printed copies of the land use survey and forestry measures required are included.
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Consists of photocopies of clippings.
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Assorted openings and tours : gauge housing, Grand watershed, Sept. 2, 1953 (file 1 of 21).
Note on envelope: "Plus photos of GRCC tour, Luther Dam, Shand dam, Foxboro staion." Some identifications provided on the verso.
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Consists of a printed booklet containing a Province of Ontario Statute titled : The Conservation Authorities Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario, 1950, Chapter 62, as amended by 1952, Chapter 11.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Minutes, January, 1950 to December, 1952.
Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume.
The volume is divided into the following sections :
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Consists of materials relating to the early history of the Grand River Conservation Commission and the development of the Grand River Conservation Authority.
Includes newspaper clippings, including two articles by Hugh Templin (1966), ms. notes by an unidentified author concerning the development of the GRCC from 1931 to 1946, four negatives in an envelope labelled "Drayton: Conestogo river, May 22, 1952," an advance proof of a cover page of a publication titled : Flood Control in Southwestern Ontario, and a pamphlet by the Grand Valley Group of Engineers titled : A Plan to Grow Wealth and Eliminate Waste, 1936.
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Clippings : 1939-1952 : scrapbook.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Consists of ts. (carbon copy) preliminary report prepared by the Grand River Conservation Commission for submission to Hon. Wm. Greisinger, Minister of the Ontario Department of Planning and Development and A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Ontario Department of Planning and Development, regarding flood control measures on the Grand River in the City of Galt, Ontario.
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Consists of a ts.(photocopy) brief regarding the necessity of building the Glen Allan Dam[Conestogo Dam] on the Conestogo River.
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Film no. 22 : Irvine River at Salem ; Elora Gorge.
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Map of the Grand Valley Watershed, created November 16, 1950 by Grand Valley Conservation Authority.
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Reproductions of early twentith-century postcards.
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Minutes, November 23, 1943 to June 28, 1950.
Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission, pasted into a bound volume.
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7 lleaf ts. (carbon).
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Ontario Department of Lands and Forests : Ontario's Conservation Authority General Managers.
File consists of one reprint photograph showing the Conservation Authority General Managers of Ontario. They are : Mac Coutts, Mike Chubb, Art Lattornel, Ted Sutter, Ken Higgs, Len Johnson, Ron Brittain, Herb Crown, Dave Allan, Hal Hooke.
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File consists of maps created by, or relevant to, the GRCA. Includes an historic conservation map, as well as a historic watershed act.
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Film no. 12 : Spring flood at Belwood ; Kay Marston and Hugh Cameron at Shand Dam.
Notes enclosed in box listing film contents.
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Grand River Conservation Commission : report on Luther Marsh storage on the Grand River.
Consists of ts.(carbon copy) report prepared by H.G. Acres & Company, Consulting Engineers, Niagara Falls, Ont. for the Grand River Conservation Commission, regarding a proposed Luther Marsh storage development. Includes blackline contour plans, and blackline drawing of the Luther Dam prepared by H.G. Acres & Company, March 15, 1950.
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Memo re Grand River Watershed, November 17, 1949.
Consists of a ts. memo by an unidentified author regarding the history and development of conservation and water management in the Grand River Watershed. The memo appears to have been prepared for public distribution and focuses primarily upon the activities of the Grand River Conservation Commission in regard to dam construction and water flow control.
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Chicopee, 1935-36 and early 1940s.
Consists of a videocassette transfer
of a film of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. as it appeared in 1935-36 and in the early 1940s. The maker of the film is identified as Norman Schneider on the original listing provided by the GRCA.
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Hugh Templin movies, no. 1. : Shand Dam construction.
Consists of videocassette transfer of 8 mm film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam near Belwood, Ont. The film was taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.
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Consists of a videocassette transfer of 8 mm film footage including scenes of the CPR rail yards possibly in Elora or Fergus, Ont.; snow removal activities after a major snowstorm in an unidentified location, possibly Fergus, Ont.; and a building demolition. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.
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Lion's Club address, September 30, 1949.
Consists of a ts. notes for a speech concerning the background and development of the Grand River Conservation Commission prepared for a presentation to the Lion's Club[Kitchener, Ont.?] by an unidentified member of the Grand River Conservation Commission.
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Film no. 11 : Belwood village and river works.
Notes enclosed in box listing film contents.
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Consists of DVD transfer of a videocassette of a 16 mm movie of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ontario in the 1940s. The film was made by Norman Schneider and narration was added later by Herb Schneider, and Ralph Beaumont and Jim Bauer of the Grand River Conservation Authority.
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Hugh Templin movies, no. 1. : Shand Dam construction.
Consists of DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam near Belwood, Ont. The film footage was taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.
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Shand Dam construction : edited version.
Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of edited 8 mm film footage of the Shand Dam near Belwood, Ont. during its construction and after its completion. Also appears to include scenes from the opening ceremony of the Shand Dam. The film was made by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.
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Minute Book no. 4, February 18, 1946 to September 30, 1949.
Consists of ts.minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1946-1949.
Also present are GRCC membership lists for 1947 and 1948, correspondence, reports, and audited financial statements.
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Spring flood ; construction of dam; Chicopee ski chalet ; official opening of Chicopee.
Consists of what is probably a composite of original films possibly by Norman Schneider concerning the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. and Hugh Templin, concerning the Shand Dam, Belwood, Ont.
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Film no. 9 : Spring floods : Breslau, Freeport, Inverhaugh.
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Film no. 20 : Luther Lake and flowers.
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Elora promotional movie, 1940s.
Consists of a DVD transfer from a videocassette of a promotional film of Elora, Ont. as it appeared in the 1940s.
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Shand Dam construction / Hugh Templin.
Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage of various phases of the construction of the Shand Dam and Lake Belwood, near Belwood, Ont. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, a commissioner of the Grand River Conservation Commission and editor of the Fergus News Record.
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Minutes, 1947 to December, 1949.
Consists of ts. minutes of the organizational meetings of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, in a bound volume. The volume is divided into the following sections : Establishment of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority, 1947; General Meetings : minutes, 1948; and Membership Records, 1949 which includes minutes of the Grand Valley Conservation Authority Annual Meeting, June 29, 1949.
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Chicopee, 1935-36 and early 1940s.
Consists of a DVD transfer from a videocassette of a film of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. as it appeared in 1935-36 and in the early 1940s. The maker of the film is identified as Norman Schneider on the original listing provided by the GRCA.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Consists of a DVD transfer of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage including scenes of the CPR rail yards possibly in Elora or Fergus, Ont.; snow removal activities after a major snowstorm in an unidentified location, possibly Fergus, Ont.; and a building demolition. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.
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Grand River Conservation Commission : extent of drainage areas in the Grand River Valley.
Consists of ts. list of drainage areas in square miles for various sites in the Grand River Valley. The information was prepared by A.H. Richardson, Chief Conservation Engineer, Province of Ontario Department of Planning and Development, August 31, 1949.
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Grand River Conservation Commission Secretary-Treasurer : correspondence, 1949.
Consists of ts.(carbon copy) letters to the Hon. A.G. Welsh, Department of Planning and Development from E.F. Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer of the Grand River Conservation Commission concerning request for approval and support of projects at Luther Marsh and on the Conestogo River. Also includes letters received by the Grand River Conservation Commission and the Ontario Minister of Public Works relating to funding of the Luther Marsh and Conestogo Dam Projects.
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Galt flood, 1948 and 1949, some Brantford.
Copy prints and negatives, some with identifications for 1929, 1936 and 1948 floods in Galt. Only a few of the negatives correspond to the prints. No Brantford photos identified.
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One letter, ts. original, signed, on Beatty Bros. letterhead, accompanied by two blueprints of the proposed Beatty Bros.Dam in Fergus.
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Grand River flooding photographs.
File consists of fourteen photographs showing the 1948 flood of the Grand River. The photographs have been mounted on large display boards and include captions.
Grand River Conservation Authority
Consists of a printed copy of Province of Ontario Statute 1946, Ch. 11, An Act to Provide for the Establishment of Conservation Authorities for the purposes of the Conservation, Restoration and Development of Natural Resources, other than Gas, Oil, coal and Minerals and for the Prevention of Floods and Water Pollution (short title : Conservation Authorities Act, 1946), with 1947 mimeograph revisions tipped in.
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Marsville, Ont. : graph showing total rainfall and snowfall for April, 1947.
Consists of a graph drawn in pencil on graph paper showing rainfall and snowfall accumulations at Marsville, Ont. for the month of April, 1947.
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Clippings : 1947, April : the Grand in flood : scrapbook.
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Shand and Conestogo reservoirs before dams were constructed.
One binder containing photographs, maps and illustrations removed from publications, and pages of historical text (ts. carbon). Sections are as follows:
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Grand River Valley Boards of Trade : Minutes, December 12, 1930 to October 31, 1946.
File consists of two ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade.
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Grand River Valley Boards of Trade and Grand River Conservation Commission : minutes of meetings.
Consists of ts.transcripts(carbon copy) minutes of meetings of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade, December 12, 1930 to April 20, 1934. Also includes minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission May 30, 1934 to October 31, 1946.
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Grand Valley Conservation Authority : organization chart, description.
Several 9 page tss. (thermal copy) booklets describing the organization, purpose and activities of the Grand Valley Conservation authority. Includes the master copy.
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Questions and answers on the Conservation Authorities Act, Statutes of Ontario, 1946, Chapter II.
Consists of printed fact sheet concerning the Conservation Authorities Act. The information concerns the powers and responsibilities delegated to Conservation Authorities in Ontario.
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Board Minutes : Grand River Valley Boards of Trade
Series consists of minutes of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade.
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Administration : Secretary Treasurer : Correspondence
Series consists of several pieces of correspondence extracted from the correspondence files of the Grand River Conservation Commission.
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Correspondence from E.F. Roberts.
File consists of copies of correspondence from E.F. Roberts regarding the 1943 spring flood and 1946 Conestogo Dam Surveys.
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One letter, ts. original, signed.
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Clippings : 1939-1945 : scrapbook.
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Historic Conservation Wall Map.
File consists of The Kitchener Record Map of the Kitchener-Waterloo Retail Trading District with notation about "future Conestogo Dam" and conservation information.
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Minute Book no. 3, February 27, 1942 to November 14, 1945.
Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1942-1945.
Also includes a statement of order of business conducted at GRCC meetings, statement of accounts, reports and correspondence. Enclosed in the volume are : audited financial statements of the GRCC for the years ended January 31, 1944 and January 31, 1945 and an ms. list [of attendees at a meeting?].
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Forestry and Wildlife : report on tree planting machine.
File consists of one report on a tree planting machine demonstration as given in Michigan by the Department of Foresters, Extension Service, Michigan State College.
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Consists of a printed programme for a Conference on River Valley Development in Southern Ontario sponsored by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development in London, Ont., October 13-14, 1944.
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Film no. 7 : Spring floods; Hole in rock at Elora Gorge; early crowds touring Shand Dam.
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Conference on river valley development.
Consists of records relating to a conference titled Conference on River Valley Development in Southern Ontario, sponsored by the Ontario Department of Planning and Development, held in London, Ontario, October 13 and 14, 1944. Includes printed conference programme, newsclipping, ts.[drafts and final?] conference paper on Grand River conservation prepared by E.F.Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer, Grand River Conservation Commission, October 13, 1944, and ts. conference resolutions.
Also present are : an advanced proof of a publication titled, Flood Control in Southwestern Ontario, containing papers presented at the annual meetings of the Institute in London, Ont., February 2, 1938; and an article from The Star Weekly, March 18, 1939, titled, "Battling Old Man River," by R.C.Reade, concerning plans to build the Shand Dam on the Grand River.
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Executive Committee minutes, March 10, 1942 to November 4, 1943.
Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Also present are GRCC statements of accounts.
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Consists of ts.(carbon copy) decision of the Ontario Municipal Board concerning compensation owing to William H. Norris, Township of West Garafaxa, Ont. by the Grand River Conservation Commission for expropriation of farm lands belonging to the former.
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Consists of a ts. (carbon copy) of an agreement issued by the Minister of Public Works concerning percentages and amounts of capital costs payable by the Province of Ontario to the Grand River Conservation Commission for the purchase of lands, erection of works and creation of reservoir. Includes a covering letter from R.A. McAllister, Deputy Minister of Public Works to the Grand River Conservation Commission, March 19, 1943. The agreement probably relates to the construction of the Shand Dam and Reservoir.
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Film no. 3 : First train over Shand Dam.
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Minute Book no. 2, May 19, 1938 to January 26, 1942.
Consists of ts. minutes of meetings of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume. Includes minutes of annual meetings of the GRCC, 1939-1941. Minutes for May 19 and May 27, 1938, respectively, are duplicated in GRCC Minute Book no. 1.
Also present are copies of statements of accounts, and correspondence.
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Executive Committee minutes, April 21, 1939 to March 7, 1942
Consists of ts. minutes of the Executive Committee of the Grand River Conservation Commission pasted into a bound volume.
Also present are:
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Consists of six photographs of the Shand Dam site on the Grand River above Fergus, Ontario, during the construction phase. The following identifications are provided on verso:
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Film no. 5 : Removing old CPR bridge at Lake Belwood and CPR train on dam.
Notes enclosed in film box listing film contents.
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Film no. 18 : Floods, May, 1942 ; Shand Dam ; sunsets.
Note in box listing film contents.
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One letter, ts. carbon.
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Grand River : glass plate negatives.
File consists of seven glass plate negatives showing scenes of the Grand River and of the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Includes scenes of the Shand Dam construction, river fortification, houses and businesses along the river and of a Scout troupe.
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Film no. 4 : Mitch Hepburn and Shand Dam official opening ceremony, Oct. 23, 1942.
Note enclosed in film box listing film contents.
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Film no. 112 : Water flowing through Shand Dam; removing machinery.
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Film no. 6 : Fergus ; Shand Dam under construction.
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Film no. 108 : Shand Dam construction.
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Film no. 109 : Shand Dam construction.
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Film no. 111 : Winter flooding of Shand Dam construction ; Bob Kerr with pipe.
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Shand Dam sod-turning ceremony and official opening, 1939 (file 2 of 7).
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Film no. 17 : Nibs Chambers, Elora Reeve ; Hugh Templin in canoe.
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Film no. 110 : Shand Dam construction : north side ; Ross McEwing and Senator Gladstone.
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Film no. 1 : Fill on east end building, Shand Dam.
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Film no. 19 : Luther Marsh : cuttings.
Note on original GRCA listing relates that this film contains cuttings from a larger movie.
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