WELLS ARCHIVES
RECORD GROUP 15

 

WRG 15 - Newspapers

Collection Dates, Series #1 of 1 1894 - 1979

 

Historical Data

The newspapers are addressed to various local people such as:  Fred Tregullis, Emily Bowron, Wells Steam Laundry, E.R. Boiseir, W.M. Hong, H. Randall, C.D. Nicholson.

 

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Newspapers and Clippings from various cities and countries.

 

Series 1:

Contains Newspapers and clippings from various cities in Canada and other countriesas well.

 

In this Series:

1. = Newspapers

 

1. NEWSPAPERS

 

               (1)          The Ashcroft Journal and Lillooet District News                                      June 12, 1947

               (1)          BC Government News                                     1969

               (1)          The Canadian Farm (Printed in Russian)        June 1938

               (1)          The Citizen                          July 26, 1976

               (1)          The Daily Mail, London (Last Issue)                             June 8, 1944

                                 (Late City)                       June 6, 1944

               (1)          The Evening Empire (New York)                    July 1912

               (1)          Family Herald and Weekly Star, Montreal    Aug. 1938

                              (Is addressed to Welcome Cafe in Wells)

               (1)          Fort George Tribune         

               (1)          Western Canada Mining News                        Dec. 24, 1930

                              Dec. 10, 1931

                              Jan. 24, 1934

                              (two copies)                        Aug. 24, 1935

                              Nov. 24, 1933

                              Oct. 25, 1946

                              Apr. 25, 1947

                              May 10, 1947

                              May 26, 1947

                              June 10, 1947

                              June 25, 1947

               (1)          The Cariboo Observer        (Centennial Edition)         Aug. 21, 1958

               (1)          Cariboo Observer (1 page only)                     Aug. 9, 1962

               (72)        Wells-Barkerville Chronicle                                         Jan. 8, 1948

                              July 21, 1949

                              (two copies)                        July 14, 1949

                              Jan. 6, 1949

                           (belonging to Mrs. F. Randall)                           Aug. 5, 1948

                                                               ( E.L. Bobier)                  July 22, 1948

                              (two copies belongong to E.L Bobier & W.M. Hong)                              July 15, 1948

               (E.L. Bobier was the owner of many of the following papers)                 Feb. 26, 1948

                              Jan. 22, 1948

                              Nov. 27, 1947

                              (two copies)                        Nov. 20, 1947

                              Oct. 23, 1947

                              Oct. 16, 1947

                              (two copies)                        Sept. 11, 1947

                              Aug. 28, 1947

                              Aug. 21, 1947

                              Aug. 14, 1947

                              (two copies)                        Aug. 7, 1947

                              July 31, 1947

                              (three copies)                     July 17, 1947

                              May 29, 1947

                              May 22, 1947

                              Apr. 4, 1947

                              (two copies)                        Apr. 10, 1947

                              Mar. 27, 1947

                              Mar. 6, 1947

                              Feb. 27, 1947

                              Feb. 13, 1947

                              Jan. 29, 1947

                              Oct. 3, 1946

                              Aug. 1, 1946

                              Sept. 26, 1946

                              The  Wells Chronicle (after this date the paper was called                       June 6, 1946

                              The Wells-Barkerville Chronicle)                 

                              May 16, 1946

                              Nov. 15, 1945

                              Nov. 1, 1945

                              Oct. 11, 1945

                              May 14, 1942

                              Apr. 23, 1942

                              Apr. 16, 1942

                              Apr. 9, 1942

                              Apr. 2, 1942

                              Mar. 5, 1942

                              Mar. 26, 1942

                              Mar. 19, 1942

                              Mar. 12, 1942

                              Feb. 27, 1942

               (3pages only)                                     Feb. 19, 1942

                              Feb. 12, 1942

                              Feb. 5, 1942

                              Jan. 29,1942

                              Jan 22, 1942

                              Jan. 15, 1942

                              Jan. 8, 1942

                              Dec. 31, 1941

                              Feb. 18, 1941

                              Dec. 11, 1941

                              Dec. 4, 1941

                              Nov. 20, 1941

                              May 22, 1941

                              Apr. 11, 1940

                              Nov. 3, 1948

                              Sept. 22, 1938

                              Aug. 25, 1938

                              The Wells Weekly (three copies)                  June 11, 1938

               (15)        The Cariboo Observer        (The Barkerville Barker insert)                      1930’s                  The Cariboo Observer        May 17, 1947

                              May 31, 1947

                              June 14, 1947

                              Sept. 8, 1949

                              Aug. 21, 1958

                              Aug. 21, 1958

                              June 12, 1958

                              Dec. 1, 1966

                              Souvenir of Historic Barkerville                    Aug. 9, 1962

                              Apr. 19, 1962

                              “The Cariboo Sentinel”                                    July 1968

                              “Yank’s Peak Centennial Snowmobile Race and Rally                              Mar., 1971

                              Incorporating Wells Winter Whoopee” (supplement)

                              “Billy Barker - Potpurri” (supplement)          July 11, 1979

                              “Happy 50th Birthday, 1928-1978” (two copies)                                      Mar. 15, 1978

               (18)        The Northern Pictorial                                    Nov. 26, 1959

                              Feb. 11, 1960

                              Feb. 26, 1960

                              Feb. 11, 1960

                              Mar. 3, 1960

                              Mar. 10, 1960

                              Mar. 17, 1960

                              Mar. 24, 1960

                              Mar. 21, 1960

                              Apr. 7, 1960

                              Apr. 14, 1960

                              Apr. 21, 1960

               (two copies)                                       Sept. 22, 1960

                              Oct. 6, 1960

                              Oct. 13, 1960

                              Oct. 26, 1960

                              Nov. 19, 1959

               (1)          The Western Producer                                     Mar. 10, 1966

               (1)          The Vancouver Province                                  Aug. 28, 1913

                              Sept. 4, 1934

                              July 26, 1938

                              Sept. 24, 1943

                              `                                            July 21, 1945

                              Mar. 25, 1948

               (BC Magazine insert)                        April 10, 1954

                              Dec. 22, 1955

               (1)          The Vancouver Sun             June 1, 1933

                              May 28, 1935

                              Aug. 4, 1938

                              Aug. 5, 1938

                              Aug. 13, 1938

                              Aug. 10, 1938

                              Nov. 12, 1940

                              Mar. 23, 1942

 

                              May 27, 1952

               (1)          May 18, 1949

               (1)          The New Rupublic - The Chinese Daily News                                            Mar. 30, 1940

               (1)          The Swedish Press (written in Swedish)        Dec. 20, 1951

               (1)          The World                           Dec. 18, 1898

               (1)          The Victoria Semi-Weekly Colonist                             Dec. 29, 1898

               (1)          Wrapper of The Phonetic Journal                  July 21, 1894

               (11)        The Stockton Record         May 30, 1953

                              June 4, 1953

                              June 5, 1953

                              June 8, 1953

                              June 9, 1953

                              June 15, 1953

                              June 16, 1953

                              June 20, 1953

                              June 23, 1953

                              June 24, 1953

                              June 25, 1953

               (4)          The Star Weekly  Sept. 16, 1939

                              May 12, 1956

                               (Novel insert)                    July 11, 1953

                              Feb. 19, 1955

               (1)          Shell Trademaker              Feb. 1949

               (1)          San Francisco Chronicle                                 Oct. 10, 1937

               (1)          The Powell River News                                   Jan. 8, 1942

               (7)          The Northern Miner           Aug. 15, 1935

                              May 15, 1947

                              May 22, 1947

                              May, 29, 1947

                              June 5, 1947

                              June 12, 1947

                              June 26, 1947

                              July 1, 1954

               (12)        The Cariboo Sentinel Press                                            Nov. 23, 1961

                              Dec. 14, 1961

                              Nov. 23, 1961

                              Nov. 30, 1961

                              Jan. 11, 1962

                              Dec. 14, 1961

               (two copies)                                       Dec. 21, 1961

               (two copies)                                       Jan 11, 1962

                              Jan. 18, 1962

                              Feb. 8, 1962

                              Jan. 18, 1962

                              Feb. 8, 1962

               (8)          The Northern Advertiser                   (three copies)                                    Oct. 26, 1961

                              Nov. 2, 1961

               (two copies)                                       Nov. 16, 1961

               (two copies)                                       Nov. 30, 1961

               (1)          Vancouver Chinese Newspaper                       Date in Chinese

               (1)          The Fort George Tribune                                 Dec. 23, 1911

               (1)          The Mine-Mill Herald       July 1964

 

Series 2                               ***Not in acid-free box***

Contains copies of The Northern Advertiser and The Cariboo Sentinel

 

In this Series: 

1. = The Northern Advertiser

2. = The Cariboo Sentinel

 

1.  The northern advertiser

 

               1.2          (11)        The Northern Advertiser Vol. 1 - No. 7         Dec. 14, 1961

               1.2          (8)          The Northern Advertiser Vol. 1 - No. 5         Nov. 30. 1961

 

2. The Cariboo Sentinel Press

 

               2.1          (38)        The Cariboo Sentinel Press, Vol. 1 - No. 3   Nov. 23, 1961

               2.2          (44)        The Cariboo Sentinel Press, Vol. 1 - No. 3   Dec. 14, 1961

               2.3          (30)        The Cariboo Sentinel Press, Vol. 1 - No. 9   Jan. 11, 1962

               2.4          (8)          The Cariboo Sentinel Press, Vol. 1 - No. 10 Jan. 18, 1962

               2.5          (25)        The Cariboo Sentinel Press, Vol. 1 - No. 11 Feb. 8, 1962