Saanich Peninsula (B.C.)

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Alfalfa

The item is a reel of documentary film from the 1930s. "A bulb digger 'which will dig 5 tons of bulbs an hour with an average crop of 8 tons per acre' clears a field. Men harvesting alfalfa. Stacked alfalfa is heaped onto a wagon. Alfalfa is baled. A man in a test kitchen prepares something with milk & bacterial culture and a seed. View of farm and fields. This might be the Experimental Farm at Sidney." (Colin Browne)

British Columbia Jersey breeders' summer outing

The item is a reel of documentary film from 1931. "Oliver Evans, President of the B.C. Jersey Breeder's Association and A. J. Cameron, Secretary. 'A Trip through Saanich (The Fair Land), The Home of the Jersey - May 26th'. A file of automobiles travelling along the two-track dirt roads of the Saanich Peninsula visiting the various dairy farms of the district, looking over the premises and chatting with the owners. The trees grow right down to the road, and the whole vision is warm and bucolic. Farms visited and shown are: Olympic Farm, W. Horsland; Babbacombe, H.E. Burbidge; Coleshill, Mr. Aldridge & Mrs. Clive; El Sereno, G.W. Malcolm; Dominion Experimental Farm at Sidney where lunch was served, courtesy of Mr. Straight, the Superintendent. The Hon. Dr. S.F. Tolmie, Premier of British Columbia, arrives to 'grace the occasion' and speeches are made at a long table set up outside in the sun. Following Lunch, more farms are visited: Blastree Farm, G. Hooper; Woodcote, Capt. F.C. Gibson; Easamo; Brackenhurst, A.W. Aylard; Duntulm Farm, Major & Mrs. MacDonald; Glamorgan Farm, S. Matson; Heather Farm, Capt. F.C. Wilson; and Sandy Gap, Geo. Clark. Home to the Parliament Buildings in Victoria. Other speakers at the Experimental Farm lunch included the Hon. Wm. Atkinson, Minister of Agriculture, and Hon. N. Lougheed. Also along for the trip were two members of the agricultural press: George Murray of the Vancouver Province, and H.B. Smith from the Nor'West Farmer." (Colin Browne)

George Stark McMorran : reminiscences of life in Saanich, Victoria and Cordova Bay, 1890-1930s

CALL NUMBER: T3975:0001 RECORDED: Cordova Bay (B.C.), 1966-05-12 SUMMARY: Story of McMorran family emigration to B.C. in 1890. George McMorran Sr. manages Broadmead Farm owned by R.P. Rithet. Description of farm, race horses, agricultural experiments. Early roads and railways of the Saanich Peninsula. McMorran family background. Building of McMorran house on Cedar Hill Cross Road.

CALL NUMBER: T3975:0002 RECORDED: Cordova Bay (B.C.), 1967-11-01 SUMMARY: Description of McMorran residence on Vining Street in Fernwood, about 1900 -- school, church. Building house on Cedar Hill Road. Bowker Creek. Mount Tolmie. Origin of Shelbourne Street. Advent of utilities in Saanich. G.S. McMorran starts business on Cordova Bay, 1919. Landlord raises rent, so McMorran moves to adjacent property. Expansion of business; adds motor court. Develops utilities. McMorran marries Ida Richards in 1922; four children.

CALL NUMBER: T3975:0003 RECORDED: Cordova Bay (B.C.), 1969-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Recollections of Portage Inlet, ca. 1905, and Point Ellice Bridge disaster. McMorran takes eries of jobs with Victoria insurance companies. Describes real estate investments in Saanich and Cordova Bay -- origins of subdivisions, roads and railways. 1912 depression halts real estate enterprises. Partner Fred McDougal marries Violet Watson of watson hardware store family. Origins of McMorran's Cordova Bay business and later expansion. TRACK 2: McMorran family history: Starks from Scotland to Paisley County, Ontario; McMorrans from Northern Ireland to Ontario. Recollections of Broadmead; Farm and Saanich in 1890s. Early roads. Descriptions of several hotels. Honeymooners. First McMorran Farm on Blenkinsop Road site. Comments on early Victoria Inner Harbour.

CALL NUMBER: T3975:0004 RECORDED: Cordova Bay (B.C.), 1969-04? SUMMARY: Story of acquisition of Cordova Bay properties. Tea room and dance hall in 1930; auto court in 1931. Has own water supply. Comments on McMorran's four sons. McMorran was postmaster for 42 years. Names; of Victoria district postmasters.

[Highlands]

Television stock shots. This footage presumably depicts the Highlands district northwest of Victoria (adjacent to Finlayson Arm), which became the district municipality of Highlands in 1993.

John E. Bosher interview

RECORDED: Sidney (B.C.), 1973-11 & 1973-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: John E. Bosher recalls emigration from England. Impressions of Sidney in the 1920s. Sawmill, rubber company, cannery. Victoria and Saanich Railway. Farming. Landscaping work. Agricultural research station. TRACK 2: Life in Sidney. Education. Employment.

[Ron Bennett miscellaneous footage]

Amateur film footage:
004.01: Sailboats; powerboats; ferries; urban street ca. 1950s; stage show (Canada's Centennial?).
004.02: Totem pole; view from car on Patricia Bay Highway.
004.03: Horseback riding; Flying U Ranch; LLH Guest Ranch; Victoria's Inner Harbour; Totem Park with people.
004.04: Inner Harbour; pre-Swiftsure crowds; ducks; bird bathing; penny farthing bicycle race; sailboats; pond with water lily and fish.

[Sandown track]

News item. Some good footage of horses and riders on the track during warm-up periods.

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