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The Kingston Dry Dock Part 2
Part 2 – A Research Aid – The Kingston Dry Dock The Kingston Dry Dock Kingston, Ontario, Canada A National Historic Site Research by Earl Moorhead, Archivist Post War Years When CS&E amalgamated with Canada Steamship Lines in 1947 the … Continue reading
The Kingston Dry Dock Part 1
Part 1 – A Research Aid – The Kingston Dry Dock The Kingston Dry Dock Kingston, Ontario, Canada A National Historic Site The Dry Dock was restored by the Canadian Government in 2010/2011 Research by Earl Moorhead, Archivist The Company … Continue reading
The Clipper Ship Cutty Sark
In mid-October of 2012 I boarded my favourite London bus at Russell Square – the 188; a kind of Harry Potter experience if you travel on the upper deck. It takes you across the Thames River, passes by the South … Continue reading
John Kinnear d’Esterre 1925 – 2012
John was a practical philosopher. He believed with a passion that “things get done by doing”. There are many precepts a person can follow but this is one of the best. He was a ‘can do’ the ‘glass is half … Continue reading
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Tagged boatbuilder, Garden Is, John d'Esterre, Kingston Ont., Marine Museum of the Great Lakes
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Bristol Docks – 2009
At the sea lock giving entrance to the Bristol floating harbour in England our narrow boat crew witnessed the end of a technological process that started with the great engineer Brunel. The Bristol harbour team were ending their working … Continue reading
