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Table of Contents

Title Page
Preface
Introduction
1 A place called Hamilton.
2 Public Works and Private Enterprise
3 Port Hamilton
4 1837-1839
5 Ericsson Wheels
6 1844-1847
7 Good Times in Port
8 Boom Town Days
9 Depression Years
10 Better Times Ahead
11 1867-1870
12 Prosperity for the Shipbuilders
13 The Second Railway Building Era
14 1884-1888
15 The Electric Era
16 The Iron Age
Table of Illustrations
Index
Britannia
1   Capt. Kerr, REBECCA and ELIZA, Capt. Zealand, BRITANNIA, Capt. Roberts, MARGARET, Capt. Mitchell,
2   TORONTO, 1824, York ST. GEORGE, 1833, Kingston BRITANNIA, 1833, Kingston NIAGARA, 1826,
3   steamboat BRITANNIA, Capt. Herchmer, left Hamilton daily at 7 a.m. for
4   Catharines and district to Toronto. However, the BRITANNIA, when about half way across the Lake was forced to
5   in charge of Capt. John Gordon, of the steamboat BRITANNIA, and another had among its men, Capt. Edward
6   spent in Toronto, after which they boarded the BRITANNIA for the short voyage to Hamilton. The final leg
7   decorated bride" led the way, followed by the BRITANNIA, crowded from stem to stern. Bringing up the rear
8   Toronto, Queenston and Lewiston, while the BRITANNIA, Capt. Wm. Colcleugh, was on the Toronto to
9   was launched in splendid style and called the BRITANNIA."
10   May, tells of a visit to Dundas by the steamboat BRITANNIA. It said, in part: "This splendid new vessel left
11   the summer, the BRITANNIA, the COMMERCE, the DAWN, and the FREE TRADER
12   vessels passing, instead of stopping - "the BRITANNIA from Hamilton, with flour, arrived ‘off' this
13   who are representing the steamboats MAGNET, BRITANNIA and COMMERCE, in addition to the schooners
14   was rejoicing over the success of the steamers BRITANNIA and COMET in the Quebec-Hamilton trade and one
15   Other vessels made their appearance, like the BRITANNIA, which arrived on 22 June at Land & Routh's Wharf,
16   same day with 374 pieces of package freight. The BRITANNIA's outward cargo on the 23 June, consisted of 953
17   been floated out of Shickluna's dry dock. The BRITANNIA and the SCOTLAND remained in the yard, where they
18   of Montreal, who advertised the steamboats BRITANNIA, Capt. McArthur and the ENGIAND, Capt. Graham, as
19   concerning the collision between the steamboats BRITANNIA and ST. LAWRENCE in Lake St. Francis the previous
20   C. W.. M. W. Browne advertised the steamer BRITANNIA, Capt. McArthur, for Port Stanley and Sandusky, as
21   lines, M. W. Browne would be operating the BRITANNIA, LORD ELGIN and ST. LAWRENCE from Hamilton to
22   with their masters were: OTTAWA, McGrath, BRITANNIA, Beatty, ENGLAND, Hannah, HIBERNIA, Mowat,
23   opened on the 5 April when M. W. Browne's BRITANNIA cleared for Oswego and the CITY OF HAMILTON
24   Capt. Sughrue, WESTERN MILLER, Capt. McGrath, BRITANNIA, Capt. Cummings and SCOTLAND, Capt. S. Patterson.
25   Line" comprised the steamers HURON, COLONIST and BRITANNIA.
26   hours of Wednesdays 9 November, the steamer BRITANNIA was destroyed by fire while laid up at Wm.

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