Canadian National License for Temporary Crossing: Oba River Timber Company Mile 111
Name/Title
Canadian National License for Temporary Crossing: Oba River Timber Company Mile 111Entry/Object ID
2021.1026.01Description
License for a temporary crossing made for the Oba River Timber Company on Mile 111 for the purpose of handling forest products. It is a year long license which was made in 1959 and therefore will expire in 1960. The Oba River Timber Company will be renting the the license for $5.00 per annum. Two copies of the 1959-1960 license One copy of the 1960-1961 License Distinguishing Features: noneContext
Original documents, official licenses. Canadian National was created following the end of the First World War, by combining five lines which were financially troubled. It soon became the largest railway in the country. Canadian National Railways was founded in 1919 as a combination of several railways that had become bankrupt and were being ran by the Canadian Government Railways, its primary service was freight but also operated passenger service until 1978 until it was absorbed by VIA rail. The Canadian National Railways was created by the Government of Canada as a means to fund the failing railway corporations including: Intercolonial Railway of Canada, National Transcontinental Railway, Prince Edward Island Railway, and Hudson's Bay Railway.Collection
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Canadian National