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SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. Part 1: "Auction" [00:28:35], a ;documentary by Peter Hay on the Fort Langley sale of England's heritage [T4303:0141]. Part 2: "Robin Skelton Poems", "Anthology", "The Emissaries". "Landmarks and Poetry" [00:36:50]: Robin Skelton r;eads a selection of his poetry [T4303:0230]. The latter seems to be an unedited version of the broadcast. The tape has approximately 24 minutes of Robin Skelton reading, followed by a unidentified fe;male reader until 36:50. This later portion of the tape has repetitions and verbal corrections.;

This series contains registers of auction land sales held at Vancouver. Volume 1 contains information from an auction sale that took place November 20-23, 1901. Volume 2 contains information from an auction sale that took place September 29, 1908. The registers include information such as lot number, name of purchaser and sale prices.

This series consists of duplicate auctioneers records for auction sales of Crown land in the New Westminster Land District. Sales include: Hastings townsite District lot 540, 1906; North Vancouver, District Lot 2027 in Group 1, 1906; and in 1908, a further sale of lands in North Vancouver. Information may include date of sale, name and address of highest bidder and amount bid, deposit, and terms of sale. Also included is a copy of the brochure detailing the forthcoming sale and a summary of receipts for the 1906 sale.

Promotional video. Advertisement for post-Expo 86 sale of exhibit items, including: Expo Ernie, Zargon, Rainbow War costume, Air Plaza, Marine Plaza, UN mural and Animatronics.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This tape records the sounds at a cattle auction with auctioneer Bud Stewart. [TRACK 2: blank.];

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This tape captures the sounds of an auction at Valemount. A discussion of the auction and traveling auctioneers, both present and past, is included. [TRACK 2: blank.]

This series contains a register of auction sales of lots at Esquimalt, Hastings, Lulu Island, New Denver, Nelson, New Westminster, Vancouver, and Victoria. The register shows the name of the purchaser, a legal description, the amount paid and the terms of payment.

This series consists of auctioneers records for 1913 auction sales of Crown land in the New Westminster Land District. Sales include Hastings townsite, lots 1-138; Kitsilano, District Lot 540 G.1, Lots 1-101; and Point Grey, District Lots 538 and 176 G.1. Information may include date of sale, name and address of highest bidder and amount bid, deposit, and terms of sale. No index is available.

SUMMARY: "The Hornby Collection" is an anthology of plays, documentaries, interviews and selected fiction for radio -- all written, prepared and produced in British Columbia. "Auction", a sound feature by Ann; Pollock, is an imaginative reconstruction of the fragments pertaining to the buying and selling at auctions of old furniture, paintings, dreams and memories. [T4303:0142, T4303:0143] Credits from cu;e sheet: Cliff Stewart and Ken Pearson of Fraser Valley Auctions Ltd., Barry Scott of Maynard's Auctioneers Ltd., John Anderson of Love's Auctioneers and Appraisers Ltd., John Freisen of Vancouver Au;to Auction, Mr. W.R. Jackson of General Appraisal of Canada Ltd., Dorothy Brealey, James Pollock, and Neil Berecry.;

RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1970 SUMMARY: This interview was taped at the Williams Lake cattle sale. Bud Stewart describes how buyers bid on cattle. He mentions some buyers, the type of cattle they purchase and the eventual destinations of these cattle. Then he describes the inner workings of a cattle auction.