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Small cylindrical package, outer paper wrapping is green and red printed paper with Chinese characters on it. Contains a "tube" cardboard container. Container probably contains pills as it rattles when shaken. Paper sealed at other end.
Circular basket with sloped sides and flat base. Base is woven of split bamboo and rim/edge is of bamboo approximately 1.5 cm wide. Base is woven in square which then radiates outward in spirals. Inside of basket is golden yellow in colour and app...
Newspaper Article - 20 December 1912 - death of Chinese
“According to Provincial Police reports Soo You, Chinese, who was employed at the Sidney Duck Farm operated by Mr. L. G. Thomas, East Road, died suddenly on Tuesday, Sept 6th, at the age of 62 years, death being due to natural causes. He is repor...
Newspaper Article - 2 September 1915 - Chinese gored by bull
“Chinaman Gored By Bull – On Monday, August 30, a Chinaman in the employ of the Canadian Explosives, Limited, while at work on James Island was attacked by a Jersey bull belonging to the farm on the Island. The animal knocked the man down and was...
Newspaper Article - 24 January 1913 - advertisement
Advert – Kwong Lee Yuen, General Merchandise, Contract for Labor and Goods. Tel. 22. Sales and purchases.
Newspaper Article - 2 September 1915 - Chinese gored by bull
“Chinaman Gored By Bull – On Monday, August 30, a Chinaman in the employ of the Canadian Explosives, Limited, while at work on James Island was attacked by a Jersey bull belonging to the farm on the Island. The animal knocked the man down and was...
Newspaper Article - 20 February 1920 - article on firm hiring white labour only
“Local Firm Will Employ White Labor In The Future – Sidney Island Brick and Tile Company Resume Operation After Repairs to Plant Have Been Completed --- In the Future No More Chinamen Will Be Employed – The big plant of the Sidney Island Brick and...
Newspaper Article - 25 September 1914 - government buys property from Chinese
Dominion Government Buys Post Office Site The Dominion Government have at last completed arrangements for the purchase of the post office site in Sidney. The property purchased is on the corner of Fourth street and Beacon avenue, at present occup...
Newspaper Article - 2 October 1914 - Chinese store moves
Quong Lee Yuen, the Chinese merchant, has moved his stock of provisions and other goods into his new store, two doors west of his present location on Beacon avenue, on Wednesday of this week. The handsome new building has only been recently erect...
Newspaper Article - 6 March 1914 - Chinese fined for cruelty to horse
Chinaman Is Fined For Cruelty To His Horse For working a horse in an unfit condition, Jue Lee, a Chinaman gardener, was brought before Justices of the Peace Armstrong and White at the police court on Wednesday morning. Provincial Constable McDonal...
Newspaper Article - 13 February 1914 - daughter born to Chinese
Born At Sidney, on Saturday, February 7th, to the wife of Mr. Lin Quin, a daughter.
Newspaper Article - 6 February 1914 - death of Chinese
Chinaman Meets Death In Runaway Accident A fatal accident happened to one of the Chinamen who bought Mr. Wray’s place recently. While driving a team hitched to a heavily laden wagon down the steep grade on the highway that leads from the West Saa...
North Saanich Brick and Tile - Offer to Purchase
Letter of Offer to Purchase to The North Saanich Brick and Tile Co., Ltd, 1910.
North Saanich Brick and Tile - Business Receipt
Blank Sidney Brick & Tile Company Business Receipt.
Photograph - 1880 - Portrait of Ah Sing
Portrait of Ah Sing, worker at Aberavon Farm, 1880.
Photograph - Beacon Ave. looking east from Chinatown
Beacon Ave. looking east from Sidney's Chinatown.
Photograph - 1903 - Sam on Hill Island
Sam standing in front of bushes. Hill Island 1903.
Photograph - 1929 - Beacon Ave. looking east
Beacon Ave looking east, 1929.
Photograph - 1922 - Sidney Saw Mill Employees
Sidney Saw Mill Employees, 1922.
Photograph - Fire showing Chinatown in background
Fire showing Chinatown in background.
Photograph - 1932 - Aerial view of Sidney
Victoria International Airport Map Fond , 1932.
Photograph - 1932 - Aerial view of Sidney
Victoria International Airport Map Fond, 1932.
Newspaper Article - 4 December 1935 - Chinatown to be torn down
“Chinatown Going Soon; To Be Torn Down – ‘Chinatown,’ on Beacon Avenue, as a fire hazard and an eye sore to the town of Sidney, is to be removed, according to word received this week from Constable Geo. Helmsing, local assistant fire marshall for ...
A stack (4 across, 8 wide) of wooden matches, called Chinese matches; this packet was bought in Vancouver in the early 1900's. The ends of the matches were dipped in sulphur.
Newspaper Article - 3 July 1914 - reference to Asian immigration
Sidney and Islands Review, “London Takes It Up”, 3 July 1914, Page 2. “London Takes It Up London, June 20 – A message from Victoria, B.C., received a short time ago credited H. H. Stevens, federal member from Vancouver, with stating that the Brit...