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- 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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