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The Archives & Special Collections house some of the more unique, rare and valuable collections in the Brock University Library with particular attention to resources highlighting the Niagara area, autism, United Empire Loyalists, and Freemasonry.
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Argument against allowing the church to get more land and put taxes on the people living in them; More on the Provincial Union bill; Damages of the fire in Kingston; Brock’s monument blown up; List of boats on the Welland Canal and the rate of tolls;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Letters on how many British armed vessels have been on the lakes above Detroit; Many articles on the U.S.-Canada border issue; British governor General of India declares war against China; Fire in Kingston; “Great Meeting of Coloured People”, with resolutions on slavery in the U.S. and segregation & discrimination in Canada;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); U.S.- Canada border issue continues to escalate, defenses are constructed; Various articles on good taste and lifestyle;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Letter from Lord John Russel against the ‘responsible government’ movement; Updates on the Clergy Reserve and Provincial Union bills; Article arguing that trade cannot be limited by the Chinese government; Various articles on currencies and counterfeits in Canada; Meetings of the Especial District and the Loyal Orange Institution;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Updates from the Parliament of Upper Canada, including a debate on the food trade with the U.S., and on the timber trade; “The Probabilities of War”, on the U.S.-Canada border issue;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Image of Queen Victoria before marriage, with an account of the wedding; “Warlike Movement in the British Provinces”, regarding more of the Maine-New Brunswick border issue; Various articles on recent matters, such as Temperance reform in Ireland, a meteor in Bermuda, dungeons found in New Orleans;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Further discussion of responsible government and various articles on political moves made regarding it; Racist articles on using bloodhounds to kill Native Americans in Florida; Investigations into the causes of steamboat explosions, especially the Lexington; Further discussion of responsible government; Details on a recent performance by the St Catharines Amateur Theater group; Short story “The Old English Squire”;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Editorial discussion regarding the Clergy Reserve bill and other’s opinions regarding that bill; Many counterfeited copper coins in circulation; Update on issues with Upper Canada college funds; Various articles on health and lifestyle;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Updates from the Parliament of Upper Canada, including a prorogation and a related speech from the Governor General; George Keim asks the U.S. president to pardon Mackenzie; Editorial on responsible government and the Gov. Gen.’s speech; “Chronicles of Canada, part Fifth”, with more letters from Robert Gourley to various government figures regarding the trial of Andrew Muir; Charles Green proposes to cross the Atlantic in a hot-air balloon;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Updates from the Parliament of Upper Canada, mainly concerning fines levied against non-citizens and certain religious groups; A summary of a series of letters between the British Minister and the U.S. Secretary of State regarding the Canada- U.S. border issue; Level of business on the Oswego canal; “Chronicles of Canada, Part Fourth”, on various township meetings regarding a Constitution for Canada;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Address from the Upper Canada parliament regarding the union of the provinces to the Queen; British army posts have been put up along contested Canada-U.S. border, causing heightened tensions; Bill Johnston convicted; More on the sinking of the Lexington and the survivors; ”War between the Chinese and the English”, on tensions at Canton; St Catharines amateur theater going well; “Chronicles of Canada, Part Second”
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); The steamboat Lexington sinks; Slaves on the Amistad will likely be sent home; Patriots arrested; Clergy reserves bill continues through parliament; Resolutions from the Township of Grimsby meeting, generally regarding the union of the provinces; Editorial on ‘religions instruction’ and the clergy reserves; “Chronicles on Canada, Part First”, with letters from Robert Gourley to Francis Head and other significant figures;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Updates from the Parliament of Upper Canada, including a bill for the disposal of the Clergy Reserves; Editorial on religious equality; Various articles on useful tools and inventions;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); In Britain, the Queen announces her marriage to Prince Albert and issues continue with the Chartists; Some articles on 'Hunter’s Lodges” on whether they are inciting rebellion; “Message on the Clergy Reserves” and responses; Speech regarding the Canada- U.S. border issue;
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St. Catharines JournalDescription of various items for sale (property lots, ads for other goods and services); Update from the Parliament of Upper Canada, including items on the union of the provinces and on Lord Durham’s report; Further discussion by other newspapers on the union, including a letter and reply from the Governor General; “Insurrection of the Chartists, in South Wales”; Commission regarding boundary issue with U.S. returns information on where boundary should be; “Rebellion in New York”, due to overly high rents;
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199 News, October 1998An issue of 199 News for October 1998. This issue includes: From The Editor's Desk, President's Report, Vice President's Report, Peace and Disarmament Report, Zone 16 Report, Japan's Challenge To The WTO: Who's Unfair?, Will The CAW Embrace German Codetermination?, Pension Report, Substance Abuse Report, Human Rights Committee Report, Recreation Committee Report, Unit Council and Ed Learn Ford Report, GM - Vice Chairperson's Report, Retired Worker's Report, Why United Way?, Zone 15 Report, Letters To The Editor, GM Fire and Security Report, Union Counsellor's Report, St. Catharines And District Labour Council Delegate Report, GM - Plant Chairperson's Report.
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199 News, May 1998An issue of 199 News for May 1998. This issue includes: From The Editor's Desk, Obituaries, President's Report, Labour Council Delegate's Report, Vice President's Report, Recreation Committee Report, Retired Worker's Report, Pension Report, Shop Committee Report Maintenance Skilled Trades, Ed Learn Ford And Unit Council Report, Fightback Committee Report, Peace and Disarmament Committee Report, Convention Report, Zone 17 Report, GM - Zone 15 Report, Will The War Ever End?, Women's Advocate Report, GM - Union Counsellor's Report, Globalization And Solidarity, This Month's Retirees, Human Rights Committee Report, Gambling On Sports Can Be A Stimulus To Violence in The Family, Gm - Vice Chairperson's Report, Chairperson's Report.
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199 News, April 1997An issue of 199 News for April 1997. This issue includes: From The Editors' Desk, Obituaries, President's Report, Recreation Committee Report, Vice President's Report, Political Hackers, Fair Taxes Now!, Peace and Disarmament, Complicity Continues, Recording Secretary's Report, Zone 19 Report, QS-9000: Still More Lean and Mean, Vice Chairperson's Report, Owed To The Casino, Retiree's Day, CAW Workplace Harassment Policy, Organizing, S and A Information, Shop Column, Pension Report, Education Report, Zone 16 Report, Zone 10 Report, Slavery in the '90s?, Zone 17, Union Counsellor's Report, GM Health and Safety, Federal Budget Fails To Deliver On Jobs Promise Before Next Election, Alcoholics Anonymous, Engine and Welland Avenue Plants, Apprentices Report, Environment Committee Report, Net News, Quotes, Survey Says..., Retired Workers Report, Political Education Report, Community Service Report, Women's Committee, Human Rights Committee Report, Some Headlines Never Change.
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199 News, May 1997An issue of 199 News for May 1997. This issue includes: Obituaries, Acting President's Report, Unit Council Report, Recreation Committee Report, Fightback Committee Report, A Satirical Letter to Premier Mike Harris, Peace and Disarmament, CAW Council Delegate Report, Recording Secretary's Report, Education Report, GM Health and Safety Components Plant, Environment Committee Report, A Few Good Reps, Zone 21, Community Service Report, Human Rights Committee, Employment Equity Report, Union Counselor's Report, Zone 19, Zone 15, Pension Report, Skilled Trades Report, SUB Report, Substance Abuse Report, Zone 17, Retired Workers Report, Political Education Report, More S and A Information, Vice Chairperson's Report, GM Unit - Plant Chairperson's Report, Placement and Ergonomics are Imperiled.
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199 News, August 1996An issue of 199 News for August 1996. This issue includes: Letter to The Editor, President's Report, Employment Equity, Vice President's Report, Women's Committee Report, Membership Matters, Action Centre Report, Help A Child Smile, Shop Column, Zone 17 Report, Pension Report, Recreation Committee Report, SUB Report, Ontario Drug Benefit, Insurance Report, Local 199 1996 CAW Picnic, Components Plant Health and Safety, Repetitive Strain Injuries, PEC Report, Remember The Labour Day Parade, PEL Paid Education Leave, ITT Summer Report, 1996 CLC Constitutional Report, Skilled Trade Report, Zone 21 Report, Placement and Ergonomics, Retired Workers Report, Human Rights Committee Employment Equity Legal Challenge, Retiree's Recreation Committee, Zone 15 Report, GM Unit Chairperson's Report.
