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Imbert Orchard fonds Cariboo Region (B.C.) Police--British Columbia
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William Broughton interview

CALL NUMBER: T0625:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. William (Bill) Broughton recalls the Chilcotin region of the 1930s. Mr. Broughton describes his life as he was born in Alexandria; his family; a description of Lillooet and Clinton before 1920; childhood memories of freighters and stages at Alexandria before 1913; how he joined the Provincial Police Force in 1930; being stationed at Hanceville; duties; the telephone system in the Chilcotin in the 1930s; a description of the Chilcotin landscape; and settlers in the early days. TRACK 2: Mr. Broughton continues describing the region; housing; refrigeration; present versus past landscape; roads; place names; Becher house; Eric and Lillian Collier's place; Eric Collier's book "Three Against The Wilderness"; more physical description of the Chilcotin region; and the attitude of residents toward law enforcement.

CALL NUMBER: T0625:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Broughton discusses several people who gave character to the Chilcotin region during the 1930s; the epic scale of the country; Indians; children; the spirit of the community; humorous anecdotes involving the telephone system and home brews. [TRACK 2: blank.]