THE TIMES TRAVELLER by Barney Moorhouse PART 2 THE HAVELOCK BANK ROBBERY The following items were published in The Bancroft Times. LASSWADE – September 7, 1961 Lasswade has been a busy place for the last few days. Thursday morning a green ’60 Buick with three or four men in it went tearing down the Lasswade […]
#768 THE TIMES TRAVELLER by Barney Moorhouse Two Part Special For reproduction Rights call Access 1.800.893.5777 THE HAVELOCK BANK ROBBERY In January I read Grace Barker’s book – The Bad Luck Bank Robbers – concerning the 1961 Havelock Bank robbery. It’s available at Ashley’s Book Store. While it was fresh in my mind I took […]
ONTARIO’S FIRE WATCHTOWERS by BARNEY MOORHOUSE During the late ‘60s and early ‘70s I did a lot of canoe tripping throughout Ontario. Whenever I saw a fire tower I was obsessed to find and climb it. Somewhere, among boxes of film and slides, are loads of photos and the wonderful views. Somewhere! Apparently, at one […]
ROAD RAGE 1926 STYLE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights call Access 1-800-893-5777 Some of my fondest memories have arisen from conversation with senior citizens more senior than me. Consider the following. My name is George Robinson. This June I’ll turn 93. I was 12 years of age at the time of this story and […]
Some History Mitch Hepburn Elected at 37, Liberal leader Mitch Hepburn became the youngest Premier in Ontario in 1934. An onion farmer, he ruled during the depression into the WW2 years. Hepburn created a volunteer police force – “Hepburn’s Hussars” – known by some as “Sons of Mitches” – as strike breakers, a strategy that […]
A TRAPPER’S TRAIL by Barney Moorhouse Life is like a puzzle. The more pieces one can fit together the clearer the picture. It is such interconnection that often makes history interesting. It becomes multi-dimensional. Such was the case when I was discussing the Havelock bank robbery with Layne Moore of The Ridge. Moore told me […]
