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Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-sub-series

Date:

1847-1959.

Reference:

R231-388-8-E, RG30-III-I-16

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

163736

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Canadian National Railway Company fonds

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Canadian Northern System

Canadian Northern companies dealing with property equipment, telegraph and express services and other ancillary enterprises

Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada
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Sub-sub-series includes:

4 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1847-1959.

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Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

3.2 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-sub-series consists of records created and maintained by the Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada. It contains the Act of Incorporation and By Laws from 1880. It contains also agreements with other companies and related correspondence. It contains finally numerous correspondence related to the purchases or sales of poles and wires.

Volume 16496 contains an agreement with Thomas Edison from 1887 and the Act of Incorporation of the Montreal Telegraph Company from 1847.

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Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada

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Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada : The Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada was incorporated under Dominion Act, 43 Vic., Cap. 66 of 7 May 1880 and commenced business on 1 July 1881 and initially operated a telegraph system in Manitoba. In 1881 control was acquired by an American system, the Western Union Telegraph Company. Under an agreement dated 17 August 1881, the Montreal Telegraph Company was leased to the Great North Western Telegraph Company. On 11 July 1881, Western Union acquired the lease of the Dominion Telegraph Company and, on 26 August 1881, sublet the lines of this company west of New Brunswick to the Great North Western Telegraph Company. Under an agreement on 1 January 1915 the Canadian Northern Telegraph Company acquired the majority of the stock of the Great North Western Telegraph Company from Western Union. The Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada still exists as a legal entity, but is operated as part of the system of the Canadian National Telegraph Company. RG30 General Inventory

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(Electronic) Finding aid 30-29 is a computer generated box list relating to volume 2336. 30-29 (90: Open)

(Electronic) Finding aid 30-52 is a computer generated box list relating to volumes 9679 to 9680, 9724, 9732 and 9781. 30-52 (90: Open)

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Title is based on the contents of the sub-sub-series.

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No further accruals are expected.

Source:

Government

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1981-82/005 GAD
RG30

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RG30-III-I-16
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R231]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2336;

[Consultation 90 Open]

9679--9680;

[Consultation 90 Open]

9724;

[Consultation 90 Open]

9732;

[Consultation 90 Open]

9781;

[Consultation 90 Open]

16482--16496;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10