Singh, Kapoor
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Photo of the mill pond in construction stages, when the floodgate was being built to create the mill pond. Houses of the Chinese workers can be seen on the right and Kapoor's house on to the left.
2021_07_10919.pdf
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Creator: Hindustani Swaraj Sabha of Canada
Creator: United India Home Rule League
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English translation of [Diary : United India Home Rule League of Canada and the Hindustani Swaraj Sabha], containing the minutes of two organizations which came into existence in 1920 in Vancouver: the United India Home Rule League of Canada and the Hindustani Swaraj Sabha of Canada. Both organizations are linked to India's Independence movement started in Vancouver, B.C.
2023_04_01_012.pdf
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Newspaper article written by T. W. Paterson in the Times Colonist. The article details the history of Paldi, its founder, Mayo Singh, and the town's decline as residents moved away in pursuit of other jobs and opportunities. The article further provides details about the razing of the town as well as the plans to rebuild the town through the construction of new homes and businesses.