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2015-06-30, 4:20 pm

The British Colonist, July 1, 1867

The headline story from Victoria, British Columbia on the confederation of Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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2015-06-28, 11:20 pm

The Daily Colonist, June 22–28, 1915

#dailycolonist1915 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago.

[The bulk of the war lurches on. The Anglo-French push in the Dardanelles continues, German and Austrian forces make a little headway in repelling the Russians in Galacia, all…

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2015-06-21, 1:32 pm

The Daily Colonist, June 8–21, 1915

#dailycolonist1915 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago. 

[This instalment covers two weeks to make up for missing my usual post last week. While the Italians are in the war now, and while horrific fighting on both European…

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2015-06-07, 9:18 pm

The Daily Colonist, June 1–7, 1915

#dailycolonist1915 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:

[You'd almost think this week's news was a steampunk fanfic and not the actual news from 100 years ago. We've got submarine and Zeppelin pirates, a secret submarine base…

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2015-05-31, 12:41 pm

The Daily Colonist, May 25–31, 1915

#dailycolonist1915 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:

  • Tueday, May 25, 1915
    • Italy is officially in the war on the side of Britain and France. Italians living in Victoria celebrate in the streets.
    • Still heavy ground and naval…
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2015-05-23, 11:54 am

The Daily Colonist, May 18–24, 1915

#dailycolonist1915 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:

  • Tuesday, May 18, 1915
    • Three columns of casualties with pictures of local men "Who Have Fallen in Battle" on the front page.
    • While not official yet, the Italian government is…
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2015-05-18, 10:47 am

The Daily Colonist, May 11–17, 1915

#dailycolonist1915 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:

[This is the largest post in this series to date, with 85 "clippings". There are huge Canadian casualty lists from Ypres, anti-German rioting throughout the British Empire…

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2015-05-10, 3:22 pm

The Daily Colonist, May 4–10, 1915

#dailycolonist1915 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:

[News from Ypres continues to dominate the news this week, with Gallipoli taking second seat until another huge milestone of the war, the sinking of the R.M.S. Lusitania…

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2015-05-03, 12:03 pm

The Daily Colonist, April 27–May 3, 1915

#dailycolonist1915 - News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:

The news this week continues to be dominated by the German gas attack at Ypres and the Canadian counter-attack that stopped the German advance, and by the on-going attack by…

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2015-04-26, 1:51 pm

The Daily Colonist, April 20-26, 1915

#dailycolonist1915 - The news out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago:

[A lot of what happens, or is about to happen this week one hundred years ago has been in the news in the present. The first major gas attack by the Germans at Ypres…

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