RECORDED: Cumberland (B.C.), 1979-08-14 SUMMARY: One in a series of interviews about the history of Vancouver Island's coal mining industry and mining communities. Arriving in Canada; timberman's helper; wages; Cumberland explosions; Orientals; boarding houses; entertainment; Blacks; ethnic; union; medical; pubs; company train; company houses.

RECORDED: Wellington (B.C.), 1983-05 SUMMARY: One in a series of interviews about the history of Vancouver Island's coal mining industry and mining communities. TRACK 1: East Wellington mines; East Wellington railroad; bluff; No. 6 Wellington; Ji;ngle Pot railroad; East Wellington; Jingle Pot mine; Maxi Road; powder house; No. 4 Wellington; Millstream; Northfield flood; Dunsmuir farm; Chinese; No. 3 Wellington; Wellington railroad; Bill Loudo;n; soldier's settlement land; Canadian Collieries; Loudon mine; Old Slope; ventilation furnace; Stronach mine; Wellington; railroad station; No. 1 shaft; Keighley's; Departure Bay; Ardoon; Meredith Ro;ad; sawmill. TRACK 2: Bluff; Rosstown; Dunsmuir; company houses; Northfield mine; coal rights; conglomerate; Wellington coal; coal quality; Northfield school; Extension; Somerset; Wellington; hotels; No. 6 Wellington; No. 4 Wellington; Maxi Road; Wellington railway; No. 3 Wellington; Old Slope; No. 5 Wellington; Ardoon; Loudon; Dunsmuir farm; small operations; tunnel stream; ventilation furnace; ;Chinatown; Stronach; Canadian Collieries; cave-in; Simon Leiser; E & N roundhouse.;

RECORDED: Nanaimo (B.C.), 1984-05-14 SUMMARY: One in a series of interviews about the history of Vancouver Island's coal mining industry and mining communities. TRACK 1: Immigrants; 1890-91 strike; Occidental Hotel; Nanaimo, 1890s; Five Acres; Du;rham; Pennsylvania; Sam Robins; company houses; company farm; Cunninghams; skating on Buttertubs marsh; Jingle Pot Road; winters; horses and mules; strawberry patch; McRae Brothers; Lantzville mine; L;antzville; car accident; Storey family; Spencer family; Wellington; boys in mine; Daisy Waugh; effects of husband's illness; women's work. TRACK 2: Storey family; Harewood; Calverley family; company ;farm; Haliburton Street; cows; Albert Street; Cunninghams; strawberries; Harewood Road; Chinatown; Chinese school; manager Bowen; women's work; Chinese.;

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), [date unknown] SUMMARY: R.W. Rush, the project engineer for townsites for the Tahsis Company, discusses the development of the Gold River townsite, considerations in locating the town and determining the mix of housing provided, and the company's role in the town's future.

Note: as of 2012, there is no audio recording available. There is only a summary available.

Unedited footage. Shows "instant" resource towns in British Columbia, their industrial facilities, and the amenities available to workers and their families, including housing, shopping centres, schools, company stores, etc. Includes footage of the open-pit mine at Phoenix; the town of Mackenzie, north of Prince George; the mill town of Woodfibre, including its ferry service; and the forestry town of Gold River on Vancouver Island.

CALL NUMBER: T4101:0014 PERIOD COVERED: 1925-1945 RECORDED: Glenmerry (B.C.), 1983-08-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Biographical information. Started work at Cominco in 1925. Elected to Workmen's Cooperative Committee in 1934. General member for six months, then elected to Secretary. Elected from lead burners. List of full time positions. Benefits of WCC for workers on the hill; pension, coal, wood, Christmas turkey and bonus. Anecdote about Christmas bonus. Dealing with men was hard. Company shares. Company financed housing scheme. Rules of WCC. WCC never had any serious complaints. Lead poisoning. Company farm. Dealing with Blaylock. Blaylock and power. Delegate to War Prices and Trade Board. Anecdote about Blaylock's power. WCC lobbies anti-company union bill. Women on hill during the war. CIO comes to Trail. Slim Evans. Harvey Murphy good organiser. Murphy a "red rabble rouser". Dollar a day and got rid of bonus system. Blaylock would have gotten rid of union if he had lived. Campbell talked to CIO in Seattle. Tried to organise for CIO before he was elected to WCC. WCC met on company time to organise against Mine/Mill. WCC formed ISWU. Secretary of ISWU. TRACK 2: WCC bulletins printed by Trail Ad News. The Ad News owned by Elmer Hall. Anecdote about Hall. Campbell saved Hall's life. WCC intervened if men were fired. WCC on wage raises. Blaylock hated unions so paid good wages. WCC sets up ISWU. Jointed Mine Mill after they were certified. How he was elected to WCC. Mine Mill members on WCC. Turnover causes WCC decline. Anecdote about Blaylock and working conditions. Coal committee. Blaylock and WCC. 1917 strike. Profit sharing. WCC beginnings. Wage board. CALL NUMBER: T4101:0015 PERIOD COVERED: 1927-1945 RECORDED: Glenmerry (B.C.), 1983-08-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Workmen's Cooperative Committee on company wage board. Pension calculations. His wages and bonus. Satisfaction of men. Murphy tried to recruit him. Bulletins and Murphy. Elmer Hall and editorial comment. WCC and community chest. Patriotic and welfare society give money for Croatian relief. Blaylock offers company lawyers. Steelworkers organising in 1950. Billingsley remembered well. John ;McPeak took over as organiser. Meetings in Trail with Bert Herridge. Tom Uphill from Fernie. WCC lobbies for liquor law change. Uphill praises WCC. WCC lobbies for Workmen's Compensation changes. Silicosis in mines. Benevolent society payments. WCC medical committee and company medical care. Company helped with hospital maintenance. Work hours before the Depression. single men's hours. Company town. Steady work. Holidays lost during the Depression. Company store and West Kootenay Power's medical plan. [TRACK 2: blank.]