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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
Great Western Wharf
1   the "City Docks", and with the exception of the Railway Wharf, of later date, was the centre of shipping
2   port, but there was considerable activity at the Great Western R. R. Wharf, with these three schooners: the CAROLINE, Capt.
3   by the small steamer VICTORIA, sailing from the G. W. Wharf to Wellington Square and other points around the
4   BOSTON and the BANSHEE were loading flour at the Great Western Wharf, the former for Ogdensburg, the latter for Oswego.
5   again being provided by the VICTORIA between the G. W. R. R. wharf and Brown's Wharf in East Flamboro, later known
6   BELLE, laden with lumber, scudded past from the Railway Wharf toward the canal. The wind was blowing half a
7   of Simcoe Street. In the backgrond is seen the Great Western Railway passenger wharf and beyond that, the freight shed and the grain
8   She sailed from the Victoria Wharf, near the Railway Wharf, to Brown's Wharf (Aldershot), calling at Rock
9   steamer HERO commenced service from the Great Western Ry. wharf to the Beach on the 14 July. Passengers were
10   are twisted by means of a horse whim. The Great Western Ry. Wharf is very busy and a large number of vessels have
11   for Oswego with a cargo of flour, loaded at the Great Western Wharf. She was the first to
12   936 bbls. of flour and 330 bus. of peas from the Great Western Wharf.
13   JOHN RAE and she will load staves at the Great Western Wharf for Kingston this
14   been secured. and the steamer sailed from the Great Western Wharf at 7:00 p.m. Two days later, the iron steamer
15   the week, starting Thursday. She will leave the Great Western Ry. Wharf at 3:00 p.m. - Capt. Spain, master and owner."
16   the 10 April, employees on the Great Western Wharf were treated to some unexpected entertainment by
17   the 3 June, the CITY OF CHATHAM, loading at the Great Western Ry. Wharf, was discovered to be on fire. The steam gong at
18   the propeller LOTHAIR was loading staves at the G. W. Ry Wharf for
19   a large body of ice in the Bay, but around the Great Western Wharf, the water is open and our annual visitors, the
20   who had just finished subduing a fire at the Great Western Wharf, got out their old Phoenix engine and loaded it on
21   in the Bay in order to shepherd her flock to the Great Western Ry. docks.
22   moving timber from the Desjardins Canal to the G. W. Ry. wharves for
23   a raft from the H. & N. W. Wharf around to the G. W. Ry. She was booked to run to the Beach in the summer
24   DROMEDARY was loading a cargo of staves at the Great Western Ry. Wharf for
25   old rails at the Grand Trunk Wharf, formerly the Great Western Railway Wharf and would complete loading with general cargo at

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