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Episode Three: Point Ellice: Heritage House and Bridge Disaster

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Episode Three: Point Ellice: Heritage House and Bridge Disaster

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Send us Fan MailIn today's episode we'll explore the historic Point Ellice House alongside the significant but often overlooked Point Ellice Bridge disaster which resulted in 55 deaths.Podcast links and further reading:· Francis, Daniel, ed. (2000) [1999]. "Point Ellice Bridge Collapse". Encyclopedia of British Columbia. Harbour Publishing. p. 562. ISBN 1-55017-200-X.· Ewert, Henry (1986). The Story of the B. C. Electric Railway Company. North Vancouver: Whitecap Books. ISBN 0-92062054-X.· Looker, Janet (2000). "Point Ellice Bridge Collapse". Disaster Canada. Lynx Images. p. 241. ISBN 1-894073-13-4.· "Twenty Nine Years of Public Service: British Columbia Electric Railway Limited". 1925. p. 11. Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2010-01-30.· "VICTORIA MOURNS HER DEAD". The Daily Colonist. May 27, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved September 4, 2022.· "At the Place of Death. Scenes and Incidents of the Disaster and of the Work Rescue". The Daily Colonist. May 27, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved September 4, 2022.· Peter O'Reilly's 1897 Diary. British Columbia Archives. pp. 22, 23 – via Vancouver Island Local History Society.· Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2· Parker, Douglas V. (1981). No Horesecars in Paradise: A History of the Street Railways and Public Utilities in Victoria, British Columbia before 1897. Railfare Enterprises. ISBN 0-920620-29-9. https://pointellicehouse.comhttps://martlet.ca/exploring-the-history-of-point-ellice-house-museum-and-gardens/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Ellice_House?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.timescolonist.com/life/point-ellice-house-was-residence-to-three-generations-5833999?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://nationaltrustcanada.ca/destinations/point-ellice-house-museum-gardens?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://cheknews.ca/the-point-ellice-bridge-disaster-took-place-on-this-day-126-years-ago-1035637/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Ellice_Bridge_disaster?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://victoriabuzz.com/2022/05/on-this-day-remembering-a-victoria-tragedy-that-left-55-people-dead-photos-video/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.structuremag.org/article/the-point-ellice-bridge-failure/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://evelazarus.com/the-point-ellice-bridge-disaster-may-26-1896/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=12601&utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://vancouverislandbucketlist.com/experiences/point-ellice-house/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stories/metis-nation-of-british-columbia-unveils-historic-point-ellice-house-in-may?utm_source=chatgpt.com Facebook: @gaslightchroniclesvictoriaInstagram: @gaslightchroniclesvictoria

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