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              2013.6.36.1.051.01 · Item · [16 June 1972]
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts a Comox Logging and Railway Company grade about a mile north of the diamond crossing. Track was used once daily for a train of about 20 cars. The grade was first built as a private railway between the Extension Mine and Ladysmith circa 1900-1925, then the section between Ladysmith and Nanaimo River was converted to a logging railway in about 1935-1940 and was extended up Nanaimo River Creek.

              2013.6.36.1.051.21 · Item · [16 June 1972]
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts the last logs being removed from a 20 car log train which had just arrived from Nanaimo Lakes. Each car held 2 bundles, each of about 20 logs. These in turn were assembled into a large boom and then were towed to the mainland. Cars were emptied by a mechanical prodder and mounted on an old shay frame.

              2013.6.36.1.051.10 · Item · [16 June 1972]
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph taken about half a mile north of the diamond crossing, looking southeast at the point where the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway closely follows the Comox Railway for about 300 yards. The Comox Railway used one every week for log trains.

              2013.6.36.1.051.20 · Item · [16 June 1972]
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts sidings for empty log cars about a quarter of a mile south of the diamond crossing. Image captured looking south, towards the Ladysmith yards. The running line is visible on the right side of the photograph and was used week by a daily log train, consisting of a deisel locomotive and 20 cars.

              Ladysmith Cemetary
              2013.6.36.1.085.19 · Item · [16 June 1972]
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph depicts the tombstone of John Wargo, born January 2, 1868, died October 5, 1909. Killed in an explosion at Extension Coal Mines. At least another 5 men were killed in the same incident and buried in the Ladysmith Cemetary.

              Ladysmith Cemetary
              2013.6.36.1.085.18 · Item · [16 June 1972]
              Part of David Davies Railway Collection

              Photograph taken at the Ladysmith Cemetary. The column reads "Ici repose Oscar Masset mort accidentellement a Extension le 24 mars 1909 a l'age de 53 ans, native de Bellgique." Davies noted that it seemed a good proportion of the local coal miners were Belgian, Scottish, Welsh, and Central European based on the tombstones.