South African War, 1899-1902--British Columbia

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Leo Vivian interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-]-02-03 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Leopold Vivian recalls arriving in Victoria from Cornwall in 1896; working at various jobs on ships such as on the "Tartar", which went to Alaska during the Klondike days in 1896; how in 1898 he was involved in the Spanish-American War; then the South African War from 1899 to 1905; his wife and marriage; more on working on ships to Alaska and the South African War; working in the Metchosin Gravel Works; and running lake boats in the Kootenays from Nelson to Kaslo. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Heritage theatre : Once upon a time, in a far-off country

SUMMARY: "Heritage Theatre" was a series of short historical plays set in the Vancouver environs. These vignettes illustrate some of the significant events and interesting episodes from Vancouver's earliest ti;mes. First broadcast in 1977, the plays were made in co-operation with the Social Planning Department of the City of Vancouver. This series was broadcast during the summer of 1981. This episode, "Once; Upon a Time, in a Far-Off Country" by Brenda White, portrays a school ceremony from June 2, 1902, celebrating the end of the Boer War.;