CANADIAN RAILWAY TELEGRAPH HISTORY Agent, Operator, Dispatcher Picture Gallery
Steadman, Albert E
Interesting Additional Notes for his Journal:
7-12-1926 Started work with CPR as a messenger boy. Mr. Wood being manager
in Kitchener. Jack Wastell and I being the messengers
4-15-28 Started as telegraph operator at Brantford, CPT. The manager being
Mr. W. Lahey
10-16-29 Started as operator with Canadian National at Windsor, Ontario.
Mr. Hodghinson being manager
4-15-30 Started at Stratford as operator coming from Windsor. Mr. Mills,
manager
7-12-31 Marched with Orange Lodge at Stratfor with Kitchener Orange Bretons
10-19-32 Got bumped being Junior man in District by Cooper from North Bay
6-27-33 Started as operator in toronto after being laid off for 8 months
10-12-33 Received my notice owing to staff reduction to be through Oct.
26th
1-14-34 Irvin Maschmeyer operator Cdn National Telegraphs died owing to
injuries received through car accident Jan. 13
4-12-34 Recalled back to work in Main office at Toronto, after being laid
off from 10-26-33
11-26-34 Received my notice to be through December 10th
12-10-34 Last day of work, also first day of snow which really stayed
12-25-34 CNR wreck at Dundas, _lyer, smashing into special on siding,
special enroute from London to Toronto, 15 killed, 31 injured, caused by
brakesman thinking special on mainline, he throwing switch, causing smash
12-31-34 Worked the old year out and the new year in
4-15-35 Called back to work steady after being laid off from Dec. 10th
9-3-35 Started work at G office corner Bloor and Bathurst
4-11-36 Detroit won Stanley cup from Toronto 3 - 2. Games Detroit 3 Toronto
1. Detroit won first two. Leafs won third. Detroit fourth. Goalkeepers
Detroit - Smith. Leafs - Geo. Hainsworth
12-31-37 My grandfather lists the following information:
Seniority: 7 years, 8 months, 16 days.
