The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 516
... Pacific Railway had provided Canada with a transcontinental railway linking Halifax and Saint John with Van- couver ; but it became clear that this single line would soon be in- adequate to meet the needs of the rapidly growing West ...
... Pacific Railway had provided Canada with a transcontinental railway linking Halifax and Saint John with Van- couver ; but it became clear that this single line would soon be in- adequate to meet the needs of the rapidly growing West ...
Page 590
... Pacific was an act of faith in Canadian development , as may be said also of the Canadian Northern , the Grand Trunk Pacific and the National Transcontinental Railways . Unlike the British railways , which were built through well ...
... Pacific was an act of faith in Canadian development , as may be said also of the Canadian Northern , the Grand Trunk Pacific and the National Transcontinental Railways . Unlike the British railways , which were built through well ...
Page 592
... Pacific Coast ; that the Grand Trunk , through its subsidiary , the Grand Trunk Pacific , should build with government assistance the western part of this line from Winnipeg to the Pacific at Prince Rupert , and that the eastern portion ...
... Pacific Coast ; that the Grand Trunk , through its subsidiary , the Grand Trunk Pacific , should build with government assistance the western part of this line from Winnipeg to the Pacific at Prince Rupert , and that the eastern portion ...
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THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND ETHNICAL | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Cabot John voyages 1718 120 123 Campbell Sir Alexander 352 479 491 | 9 |
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