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Wartime Rationing 1939-1945

Submitted by Devonna Edwards Eat Hash and Like It! A 1940s newspaper advertisement for War Saving Stamps depicts a housewife

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Submitted by Devonna Edwards On Nov. 11th it is once again time to remember and to honour those who served,

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Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Sandoz Family of Fairview Oscar Sandoz lived on Dutch Village Road in Fairview, with his

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Submitted by Devonna Edwards Two airplanes, a Sea Fury and an Avenger, collided over Fairview with a deafening roar on

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Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Peninsula Line of Defence was a chain of outposts on the isthmus separating the Halifax

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Submitted by Devonna Edwards Duc d’ Anville’s Mighty French Armada sailed into the Bedford Basin in 1746 The loss of

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Submitted by Devonna Edwards The Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour. The

On November 11, 2018 ,the Fairview Legion Branch 142, and Legions across the country marked the 100th anniversary of the

October 28, 2018November 23, 2018 admin 240 Views

By: John O’Brien and Devonna Edwards This Book is a memoir written by and for infantrymen who bore the brunt