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Fonds consists of the journal of D.L. Raymond when he was midshipman serving on the HMS Malaya from 1922-1924.

Also includes an certificate of indenture issued to E. L. Raymond in 1883, and a certificate of competency for E.L. Raymond as extra master issued by the Board of Trade in 1898.

Also includes a guest book register from HMCS Ontario dating from 1853-1954 and a photo album containing photos of HMCS Ontario, life on board, crew, and places visited (London, Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand) dating from 1953-1955.

Also includes a printed photograph album of New South Wales given to Commodore Raymond from the Premier in 1954, and a photograph of a luncheon on 10 March 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand.

Fonds consists of a photo album containing a photocopied book which details the history and ships of the Baron Line titled "H. Hogarth and Sons Limited Baron Line". The rest of the album contains black and white photographs of ships that Edward Peter de Cuhna served in with their names, positions, and dates of service listed as well as letters and certificates.

Also includes a binder containing navigational maps and charts and information regarding the River Thames in London and port in Amsterdam as well as a League of Nations report titled "Agreement for a Uniform System of Maritime Buoyage and Rules Annexed Thereto", published in Geneva, 1936, and printed in both French and English.

Also includes a folder containing an extract from a nautical magazine, training documents, charts and tables, and a plan for Tilbury Docks.

The fonds consists of a monthly time book logging crew's time and rate of pay from 1912 to 1914, kept by G.A. Casey, purser for the SS Coquitlam operated by Union Steamship Company of B.C.

Fonds consists of the apprentice indenture form, Canadian Government Merchant Marine Limited co-operating with the Navy League of Canada, for George Ronald Newell, dated 21 July 1920 and a cancellation of indenture dated 23 November 1923.

Also includes a list of seamen shipped and discharged at the port of Victoria, B.C. c. 1891, an agreement and account of crew of foreign-going ships document filled out for the schooner Dora Siewerd c. 1891, assorted documents relating to survey and repair vessel Nancy Dee during the period of November 1962 and April 1963 including correspondence and notes.

Also includes black and white photographs of lumber in the hold and a drawing of the Royal Yacht Britannia, and a souvenir book of the trial trip of SS Bowness Park, Captain G.R. Newell, with the compliments of the Canadian Transport Company, 2 dinner menus, and a typed summary of VE day celebrations.

Also includes the following log books:

• M/V Island Commander, 2 February to May 29 1943 and 3 June to 3 November 1943,
• Barquentine Forest Friend, October 1920 to March 1923,
• Seaman shipped and discharged at the Port of Victoria,
• Sealing vessel Viva, 1894. Includes the regulations for preventing collisions at sea. Poor condition,
• Register of Victoria Port Warden fees collected during 1901 to 1947,
• Port warden fees, 1934 to 1947.

Fonds contains photos, documents, correspondence, and promotional material including pamphlets and posters related to the Victoria Line, Victoria to Seattle, as well as ships plan for the SS Princess Marguerite II and blueprints for the Vancouver Island Princess Terminal at Ogden Point in Victoria BC. See below for more detailed inventory.

0001
Yellow Duotang titled “Pier 48 / Set-up / Procedures”, dated 1 May 1995. Contains 72 photos of Victoria Line and Pier 48 in Victoria and 1 terminal plan.

0002
White binder labeled “The Victoria Line / Pier 48 / & Misc.” Contains loose pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and parking permits related to the Victoria Line (Victoria – Seattle Car and Passenger Ferry) slipped into front cover and assorted documents, reports, correspondence, and news releases dating to the 1990s.

0003
White binder labeled “The Victoria Line / TMGS Information / Correspondence”. Contains photos of the Victoria Line Pier 48 Set-up 4 October 1994, business licences with the city of Seattle dating from 1994 to 1996, registration licenses with the state of Washington, and a certificate of authority from the state of Washington secretary of state slipped into front cover, and assorted documents, correspondence, notes, staff lists, dating to the 1990s.

0004
Laminated ships plan for SS Princess Marguerite II, specifically fire control plan.

0005
Five pages of plans/blueprints for the Vancouver Island Princess Terminal at Ogden Point, dated January 1987. Includes mechanical site service plan, site plan, floor plan, elevations plan, and building section. Plans are by W.K. Stockdale & Associates Ltd., and Benjamin Bryce Levinson Architects & Planners.

0006
Victoria Line Banner.

0007
Victoria Seattle Car and Passenger Ferry Poster.

0008a-d
Victoria Line Inaugural Sailing 21 May 1994 posters.

Fonds consist of documents relating to the marine service of Walter Hichens-Smith.

1. Photocopy of typed biographical information of Walter Hichens-Smith starting in 1908 when he signed on as a machinist’s apprentice with the B.C. Marine Railway. This appears to have been compiled for Hichens-Smith’s retirement from Island Tug and Barge, possibly in 1957.
2. Continuous certificate of discharge for seaman booklet for Walter Hichens-Smith (born 1893) listing the ships on which he served and ports of discharge during the period of 1913 to 1957.
3. Certificate of competency as first class engineer of a steam-driven ship in a small booklet, dated 3 April 1939.
4. Certificate of indenture of apprenticeship between Walter Hichens-Smith and B.C. Marine Railway for five years beginning 20 January 1908. Includes typed statement on the reverse certifying the completion of his service.
5. Department of Marine and Fisheries certificate of discharge from the CGS Estevan, dated 25 July 1915.
6. Department of Marine Fisheries certificate of discharge from the CGS Estevan, dated 31 December 1915.
7. Handwritten letter of reference signed by John A. Sutherland, engineer of the CGS Estevan, dated 31 December 1915.
8. Typed letter of reference signed by Ramsay’s Machine Works, dated 4 January 1916.
9. Naval Service certificate of discharge from the CGS Lillooet, dated 4 November 1916.
10. Certificate of Competency as third class engineer issued by the minister of public works for the province of British Columbia, dated 6 October 1922.
11. Handwritten letter of reference signed by A. Borrowman, chief engineer, CGS Lilliooet, dated 4 April 1923.
12. Typed letter of reference from Yarrows Limited, dated 14 April 1930.
13. Typed letter of reference from MacFarlane Towning Company Limited for work on the Tug Daring, dated 11 February 1931.
14. Typed letter of reference from MacFarlane Towing Company Limited for work on the Tug Restless, dated 11 February 1931.
15. Typed letter of reference signed by A. Borrowman, Cameron-Genoa Ship Builders Limited, dated 12 November 1916.
16. Certificate of discharge from the M/S Island King, dated 11 May 1934.
17. Certificate of discharge from the M/S Shean, dated 11 May 1934.
18. Certificate of discharge from the M/S Island King. Dated 11 May 1934.
19. Certificate of discharge from the M/S Island King, dated 11 May 1934.
20. Handwritten letter of reference signed by the chief engineer of M/S Shean, dated 26 July 1934.
21. Handwritten letter of reference signed by the master of M/S Tees, dated 13 September 1934.
22. Handwritten letter of reference signed by R. Barclay, Chief Engineer of M/S Island King, dated 3 October 1934.
23. Certificate of discharge from the SS Anyox, dated 7 January 1935.
24. Typed letter of reference signed by the chief engineer and the master of Pacific Salvage Company, Limited, dated 7 January 1954.
25. Certificate of discharge from G.E. Foster, dated 19 September 1935.
26. Typed letter of reference signed by the master of Westward Towing Company Limited, dated 11 October 1938.
27. Typed letter of reference for work on the SS Salvage Queen, signed by the master and supt. Engineer of Island Tug & Barge Company Limited, dated 15 February 1939.
28. Typed letter of reference for work on the SS Snohomish, signed by the master and supt. Engineer of Island Tug & Barge Company Limited, dated 15 February 1939.
29. Typed letter of reference for work on the SS Salvage King, signed by the master and supt. Engineer of Pacific Salvage Company Limited, dated 18 February 1939.
30. Certificate of nationality including photo and finger prints issued at Victoria, BC, dated 12 August 1940. This was a wartime document issued to merchant seamen that entitled the bearer to disembark in US ports.
31. Certificate of service in the HMCS Stadacona, the name of base in Halifax that administered units such the Naval Control of Shipping organization, dated 30 March 1943.

Also includes an Island Tug & Barge brochure titled "Salvage Ships at Work" c. 1954, consisting of photos of company vessels and salvaged vessels.

Fonds consists of log books and journals of voyages between Liverpool and Bombay (now called Mumbai) in the 1850s and 1860s, commanded by James C. Peters.

L1382 – Log book from the ship Sarah of Liverpool, James C. Peters, Master, on the voyage from Bombay to Liverpool 15 December 1857 to 14 May 1858, kept by William Kimming (?), chief officer. Latter pages show stores received at Bombay and writing exercises.

L1383 – Journal consisting of handwritten memorandums on a passage from Liverpool to Bombay, 25 September 1862 to 19 January 1863 and returning 4 April 1863 to 23 July 1863, in the ship Queen of the Seas commanded by James Carter Peters. Slipped inside the front cover is an account of wages form dated 3 August 1963.

L1384 – Log book of a voyage of the ship Queen of the Seas commanded by James Carter Peters from Liverpool to Bombay 28 September 1864 to 18 January 1865 and from Bombay to Liverpool 28 April 1865 to 3 July 1865.

L1385 – Log book of the ship Sarah, commanded by James C. Peters, kept by chief officer, from Liverpool to Bombay 15 December 1856 to 4 May 1857, then form Bombay to Currachee 4 July 1857 to 25 July 1857, and Currachee to Bombay 2 October 1857 to 8 October 1857.

L1386 – Log book of the voyage of the ship Queen of the Seas commanded by James C. Peters from Liverpool to Bombay 13 August 1863 to 20 December 1863 and from Bombay to Liverpool 23 march 1864 to 28 July 1864.

L1387 – Log book of brig. Earl Grey commanded by John Sharp of voyage from Liverpool to Valparaiso, 1852. Remainder of book contains notes on education, poems, etc.

L1388 – Diary kept by James C. Peters, irregularly from December 30 1853 until 1858. The first part records the voyage from Liverpool to Geelong, Australia.

L1389 – Journal recording correspondence between James C. Peters and Mssrs. T. & S. Brocklebank 7 July 1856, and to Mssrs. Stewart and Douglas 11 June 1859. From ships Barque Esk, Barque Valparaiso, and Sarah.

L1390 – Bound notebook containing handwritten notes and worked examples on astronomical observations and the use of lunar tide tables in the Nautical Almanac. The bulk of the notebook is a journal record of a voyage by Captain Peters accompanied by his nephew John Peters in the steamer Rochdale May 27 to 26 August in 1879 from Cardiff out to the Black Sea and return. The first leg was to Ancoa, Italy with coal, followed by a passage to Odessa in ballast where grain was loaded for Marseille. From Marseille, the ship returned to Odessa in ballast, then loaded grain that was transported to London. Includes observations about Odessa, Ancoa, and Marseilles. In the back of the notebook are miscellaneous newspaper clippings including letters to the editor by Peters 1881 and 1889.

L1391 – Handwritten and typed copies of "An Ancient Prayer", supposed to be by James I King of Scotland. Found in Log of ship Queen of the Seas c. 1870. Also, ripped piece of an envelope? Addressed "Queen of Seas, S.S. Sarah, Documents re Seal Indian Hunting + others part of legacy to Victoria maritime Museum". "R Peters/ Okanagan Landing/ 1908/64".

L1392 – Journal consisting of memorandums on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay in the ship Queen of the Seas, commanded by James C. Peters, written by James C. Peters 29 August 1863 to 19 December 1863. The remainder of the journal consists of a description of a voyage from Bombay to Liverpool in S/V Queen of the Seas, commanded by James C. Peters, 1865. Also includes various newspaper clippings of letters-to-the-editor written by James Peters from 26 September and 6 December 1876 while living in Austwick, United Kingdom published in the “Examiner and Trade” newspaper about the narrow escape from loss of the training ship HMS Tenedos off the entrance to the Strait of Magellan in 1876. Another clipping from the “Liverpool Mercury” newspaper, 11 January 1860 describes the actions taken by Captain Peters while in command of the ship Sarah to save the life of a sailor who had fallen from aloft. Peters had promptly jumped overboard and rescued the sailor. There are also two printed handbills (posters) advertising the sale, in Hong Kong, on 8 March 1867 of the barque Sea Nymph, one of which has a handwritten note written by Peters recording that he has been sent to Hong Kong by the owners in late 1866 to take possession of the ship that had been aground on the China coast as the former captain had since died. Peters had travelled overland and then by P&O with full authority to act for the owners. The ship had been trading between ports in the China Seas for 4 to 5 years after last leaving England. Peters had decided to sell the vessel by auction and reported that a wealthy Chinese merchant had purchased her for a good price.

L1393 – Handwritten letters concerning the ship Sarah and the Indian mutiny of 1857. The first consisting of orders to J.C. Peters, master, to proceed to Kurrachee from Bombay, dated 30 June 1857, signed by C-in-C Indian Navy. Also, a note by J.C. Peters on reverse. The second is from Deputy Collector of Customs, Kurrachee to Captain Peters thanking him for work and rewarding crew with sum of Rs 120 dated 25 September 1857. Also, note on reverse by J.C. Peters concerning disposal of Rs 120.

Fonds consists primarily of records relating to Island Tug & Barge dating from 1920s to 1970s.

Envelope 1:

• Lloyd’s Register of shipping certificates for SS Conchita and for SS Stockless dating to 1920s, and a certificate of ship lanters? In Dutch, dated 1924 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Specification documents for Island Fir class self-loading log Barges

Envelope 2:

• Newspaper clippings regarding building the Gorge Walkway and Island Tug & Barge, dating to the 1960s
• A receipt dating 1979
• Island Tug & Barge Christmas Dance invitation cards
• Blank Yarrows Limited job cards
• Blank Island Tug & Barge time slips.

Envelope 3:

• Blank Island Tug & Barge time slips
• Photocopy of 35 mm print of transverse cut away drawing of RMS Olympic
• Blank envelopes with Island Tug & Barge return stamp
• Pad of blank repair report sheets

Envelope 4:

• Mid ship plan blueprint for Tamare class ships. (Extremely poor condition)
• Photocopies of certificates and correspondences related to SS Conchita, and SS Casandra dating from 1920s to 1950s.
• Pad of blank Island Tug & Barge supply check lists

Also includes a manoeuver document with handwritten note on reverse from Vancouver Island Power Boat Squadrons dated 1942, a clipping from the Daily Colonist, Victoria dated 25 July 1945, a 1942 and 1943 issue of P.B.S. News, a booklet titled "Vancouver Island Power Boat Squadrons 1944 Annual", and various signal messages. As well as, Island Tug & Barge Limited correspondence dating to 1961, an inspection certificate for SS Sudbury, and coasting trade (customs) regulations.

Fonds consists of documents and memorabilia collected during E.A. MacFayden's naval service ca. World War II.

L293
Pages 9-12 of The Toronto Star Weekly dating to Saturday, 2 October 1935 containing an article titled "The Sea Dogs" by Culver Jones.

L477
Eight tickets and 1 programme for dances held in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia hosted by Gunners' Mates' Friendly Society in 1944 and 1945. (A list of dates and types of dances can be found in the documentation file).

L798
Invitation and menu for the pre-inaugural day banquet of the Ferry Service between Victoria and Vancouver, B.C. on 9 June 1960, addressed to Lieutenant MacFayden.

L1272
Guard book for returns containing miscellaneous papers on chemical warfare and air raid precautions.

L1282
Souvenir programme for Naval Air day, Royal Canadian Naval Air Section, Dartmouth, 21 July 1948.

L1283
Programme for the commemoration of the presentation of the King's Colours to the Royal Canadian Navy Pacific Command, Esquimalt, B.C., 30 May 1939.

L1297
Folder containing lecture notes, photographs, and graphs and charts relating to smoke screening.

L3430
Two documents from Instructional Production Section, HMS Excellent titled "Tactical Employment of a Naval Howitzer Battery" dated 2 June 1938 and "Stores and Accounts" dated 5 May 1944.

Fonds consists primarily of memorabilia related to travel on Canadian Pacific Steamship Lines dating to the 1950s, but also includes documents related to the Royal Navy dating to 1873.

L126
Letter to the admiralty dated 21 May 1873 and a protocol document signed 10 March 1873, defining the boundary line of Haro straight.

L1539
23 Canadian Pacific Steamship Line Menus.

L1540
Pamphlet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service TEV Princess Marguerite, dating to 1949.

L1541
Brochures advertising the Canadian Pacific Steamship Line cruises to Alaska and the Yukon and between Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, and Seattle.

L1542
Booklet regarding the Canadian Pacific Railway Company British Columbia Coast Steamship Service to Puget Sound and Alaska Princess line with specific mention of the SS Princess Louise as well as including general tourist information.

L1543
Request for support of S/V Pacific Queen, berthed in San Francisco.

L1544
Passenger list for Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamship Service Alaska and the Yukon via the Princess Route for RMS Empress of France, sailing from Liverpool, 4 September 1951 and for SS Princess Louise, sailing from Vancouver, 4 June, 1953.

L1545
Magazine titled "The Ocean News", distributed to all passengers on Dollar Liners bound for California, no. 4.

L1546
Blank stationary from Canadian Pacific British Columbia Coast Steamships and from Puget Sound Navigation Co., Black Ball Line, and M/V Chinook.

L1547
Luggage tag labeled "Princess Margaret", on reverse: "Trollope & Collis, Ltd.", ship name not filled in.