The Nanaimo Bastion, which marked its 150th anniversary in 2003, remains a prominent symbol of Nanaimo's heritage as an HBC fort, coal-mining centre and transportation hub, a vital link between other developing parts of Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Hub City, the second volume in Jan Peterson's trilogy on Nanaimo's vibrant history, tells of the development of this Vancouver Island community from the arrival of the E&N Railway in 1886 through to the end of the First World War and the Spanish enfluenza epidemic. Included in her story are such pivotal events as the mining disaster of 1887, the Big Strike of 1912-1914, the emergence of the labour movement, and the rise and fall of coal baron James Dunsmuir.
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-280) and index
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- 971.1/2
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- 22
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn-bc
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- 1894384660 9781459330283
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- F1089.5.N33
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- P48 2003eb
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- 1 electronic text (288 p.)
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Table of Contents
- Contents 4
- Introduction 8
- Chapter One: Coal Industry—Tragedy, Renewal, and One Man's Legacy 10
- Chapter Two: Transportation by Sea 25
- Chapter Three: The Snuneymuxw 38
- Chapter Four: The Chinese Community 43
- Chapter Five: Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 55
- Chapter Six: City Boom and Law and Order 75
- Chapter Seven: Nanaimo's Political Leaders 87
- Chapter Eight: Nanaimo's Sporting and Adventurous Young Men 98
- Chapter Nine: Reverend George Taylor 114
- Chapter Ten: Premier James Dunsmuir 121
- Chapter Eleven: Coal Companies and Stone Quarries 127
- Chapter Twelve: The Hub City 131
- Chapter Thirteen: Women Serving Nanaimo 146
- Chapter Fourteen: The Changing Face Of Nanaimo 155
- Chapter Fifteen: Mayors and Aldermen, 1901–1920 160
- Chapter Sixteen: Nanaimo Fishery—Herring and Whales 169
- Chapter Seventeen: Dunsmuir's Interests 177
- Chapter Eighteen: Labour Unions and Politics 182
- Chapter Nineteen: The Sale of E & N Railway 189
- Chapter Twenty: Three Explosive Years in Nanaimo, 1912–1914 197
- Chapter Twenty-One: The War Years, 1914–1918 214
- Chapter Twenty-Two: Influenza Epidemic, End Of War, and a Royal Visit 236
- Epilogue 246
- Appendix I: Mayors and Council Serving Nanaimo, 1875–1920 247
- Appendix II: Nanaimo Provincial, Representatives, 1871–1920 251
- Appendix III: Nanaimo Federal Members, 1871–1920 253
- Appendix IV: Mining Deaths 254
- Appendix V: Honour Roll of Those Killed in Action, 1914–18 257
- Appendix VI: Coal Companies and Their Mines, 1886–1920 259
- Endnotes 261
- Bibliography 276
- Photo Credits 282
- Index 283
- A 283
- B 283
- C 283
- D 284
- E 284
- F 284
- G 284
- H 285
- I 285
- J 285
- K 285
- L 285
- M 285
- N 286
- O 286
- P 286
- Q 287
- R 287
- S 287
- T 288
- U 288
- V 288
- W 288
- Y 288