Photo Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.040.006 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Cowichan Valley Railway Locomotive No. 25 & No. 24, "Samson" & "Susie" respectively, carrying passengers on the tracks of Glenora & Western Railway. G&WR was on Wellburn's property in Deerholme, the logo for the railway can be seen painted on the side of the passenger cab attached to Samson. G&WR was on Wellburn's property in Deerholme. Exact date unknown, but since this photograph was taken on Wellburn's personal 1-mile railway, it is from c. 1958-64. |
Image File Name |
1958-64 - Susie & Samson at work - Deerholme - 2019040006 - jpg72 - 001 |
Year Range from |
1958 |
Year Range to |
1964 |
Date (y/m/d) |
/ / |
Place |
Deerholme |
Provenance |
Samson was built in 1910 with a construction number of 1549. She is a 18 ton 0-4-0 saddle tank engine. See 1976.100.005 for more info. Susie was built in 1900 and her construction number is 916. She was used for mining. See 1976.100.002 for more history on the locie. Born in Yorkshire, England in 1900, Gerry moved to Victoria with his family where his father ran a grocery store at the corner of Pandora and Cook. Young Gerry had started collecting stamps in England so when he discovered both British Columbia and Vancouver Island had once issued their own stamps, he became fascinated. In 1923, he moved his wife Ethel May and daughter Lois to Courtenay where he worked in logging and sawmilling. In the early 1930’s he founded Wellburn Timbers Ltd., a sawmilling and logging company in Duncan. In 1943 he sold the company to his friend H. R. MacMillan and continued on as manager of what is now the Shawnigan Division of MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. During his career, Gerry started logging with six horses; progressed to using steam yarders and was one of the first to use Caterpillar tractors and trucks. Other accomplishments of his include being: a founder of the Truck Loggers Association, made an honorary member of the Association of Professional Foresters, the president of the Duncan Chamber of Commerce and the Victory Bond sales drives, and the Chairman of the Duncan Hospital Society for 12 years. He opened the BC Forestry Museum (now the BC Forest Discovery Centre) opened in 1965. |
Search Terms |
No. 25 No. 24 Susie Institutional Memory Glenora & Western Railway Samson Deerholme 0-4-0 Saddletank Vulcan Iron Works Locomotive Glenora & Western Railway Cowichan Valley Railway |
Collection |
Wellburn |
People |
Wellburn |
Subjects |
Locomotives People Documentary, Cowichan Valley Railway Vehicles |