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Chatham is an urban neighborhood in the city of Marimichi, New Brunswick, Canada.

Prior to municipal amalgamation in 1995, Chatham was an incorporated town in Northumberland County along the south bank of the Marimichi River opposite Douglastown.

Since amalgamation, it has been sometimes referred to as Marimichi East.

Communities amalgamated in 1995 to form the City of Marimichi, New Brunswick

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1871 3,000 — 1901 4,868 +62.3% 1911 4,666 −4.1% 1921 4,506 −3.4% 1931 4,017 −10.9% 1941 4,082 +1.6% 1951 5,223 +28.0% 1961 7,109 +36.1% 1981 6,761 −4.9% 1986 6,219 −8.0% 1991 6,544 +5.2%

At Chatham, the Marimichi River is quite wide, the water salt and tidal. Just downstream from the town, the river begins to widen into a broad estuary, where the Marimichi River gradually becomes Marimichi Bay. Because of its eastward facing location, ships coming from the British Isles in early times had easy access through the Strait of Belle Isle and across the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It was more accessible and safer to get to than the ports of Quebec City or Saint John, New Brunswick.

In colonial times, the surrounding lands were heavily forested; the stands of eastern white pine were especially valued for ships' masts. The river teemed with fish, Atlantic salmon the most prized. Abundant game roamed the forests, and berries were a valuable food supplement.

Scottish immigrants to the area found it familiar. The rocks in the Marimichi are similar to those of Scotland, being a part of the same formation before continental drift separated them. Seabirds and fish are often the same or similar. The Atlantic salmon, the herring gull and the common tern were found in both areas. The Scots had the technology and know-how to cut lumber, fish, farm and build ships. The Irish immigrants did not bring the same skills, as their forests had long been cut down and they did not have such a well-developed fishing industry. They picked up skills from their neighbours. As urban English immigrants did not have these skills, and farmers were used to a more moderate climate, they tended to settle elsewhere.

At Chatham, the riverbanks are low but not subject to flooding, and are thus well suited as a location for wharves. With a deep channel close to the shore, the largest ships in colonial times could approach the wharves. Away from the shore, the land gradually rises several hundred feet. The soil, while sandy and a bit acid, supports potatoes, root crops and apple trees. All these circumstances made Chatham an ideal location for lumbering and fishing.

Early settlement

In 1765, the troop transport Pitt (reputedly named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham) was shipwrecked in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Tradition holds that one of the ship's boats, named the "Chatham", washed up near the Marimichi River, giving rise to the town's name.

R.B. Bennett, future Prime Minister of Canada, first entered politics in Chatham

In 1800 Francis Peabody settled in the location that became Chatham, which was then known as The Spruce, after a large spruce tree. The Marimichi River is nearly a mile wide here. Its channel comes very close to the shore at this spot, so it was a natural place to build wharves. Logs from the large watershed of the river could easily be floated to this point for milling and export. The best salmon fisheries were nearby.

Other settlers followed, but growth was relatively slow throughout the early part of the 19th century. The first newspaper published in the North Shore of New Brunswick was the Mercury, founded in Chatham in 1825. By 1834 the first bank opened. A stagecoach left each Monday for Fredericton. The settlement attracted a group of aggressive entrepreneurs, Scottish and English, such as Joseph Cunard, William Muirhead, Jabez Bunting Snowball, and later, W.S. Loggie. Gradually, the community became a centre for lumber mills, shipbuilding, and exporting fish and forest products to the British Isles and, later on, to the United States. Lord Beaverbrook

In its early days, Chatham was bustling, energetic, growing and confident. Chatham attracted the Maritime lawyer Richard Bedford Bennett, later to be prime minister of Canada. In 1896 when Chatham held its first elections for Town Council, the young Bennett was elected by one vote. He was then employed with the law firm established by Lemuel Tweedie, a former Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. Bennett's campaign manager was a 17-year-old "articling" student by the name of Max Aitken. Aitken grew up in Newcastle and would later become Lord Beaverbrook. He was appointed the Minister for Aircraft Production in Winston Churchill's World War II cabinet.

By 1851, Chatham had 505 employed persons among the following occupations: 170 laborer’s, 74 servants, 60 shipwrights, 25 joiners, 20 cordwainers, 19 farmers, 16 clerks, 13 blacksmiths, 12 merchants, 10 tailors, 9 storekeepers, 7 sawyers, 7 teachers, 5 block makers, 4 sailmakers, 4 riggers, 4 stage drivers, 4 butchers, 4 printers, 3 clergymen, 1 spar maker, 1 gunsmith, 1 surgeon and 1 constable.

A police force was started in 1858, telephones came to the town in 1880, and street lighting was installed in 1888.

In 1881, somewhat past the prime of sailing ships, the port of Chatham recorded the following annual traffic:

• 177 overseas vessels entered- 80,558 tons exported; 11,344 imported: • 302 coastal vessels entered—98,023 tons exported (value $797,179).

In 1881, the value of bank deposits was $133,118.

Chatham was incorporated as a town in 1896. A large wooden hotel, The Adams House operated from 1884 to the 1950s. The four-story, brick Touraine Hotel was opened in 1908. It was destroyed by fire just after World War II. The hotel was on a branch line of the Canadian National Railways, which brought tourists from Quebec.

Chatham Heyday:

Chatham in its prime (1880–1919) had extensive wharves, a pulp mill, three large sawmills, a fish-packing plant, a large foundry/shipbuilding facility with a repair yard for small vessels, an armory, several sizeable hotels; a Catholic hospital (Hotel Dieu) and associated nursing home as well as a Nursing School, all run by the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph; three secondary schools, a Catholic liberal arts college, the county poor house (the County Home), a race track, an indoor rink, a golf club, facilities for an agricultural exhibition, and several notable churches. The Anglican Church and Rectory were beautiful wood structures but burned down in 1960. The town was a service and shopping centre for the surrounding area, especially the areas farther down the bay. Students boarded at the Catholic girls’ and boys’ schools, and the Catholic college in town. During the period, 1880 to 1960, the Catholic Church was a major employer in Chatham, being especially important after the mills began to close.

The New Brunswick Electric Power Commission opened a thermal generation plant in Chatham in 1948. It produced 12,500 kilowatt hours and operated for some years, creating some employment. Until 1967 a ferry boat provided service across the Marimichi River at Chatham, except during the period of winter freeze up. When the Centennial Bridge was opened, the ferry was no longer needed.

Catholic religious centre

The town is dominated by a large Roman Catholic church, St. Michael's Basilica. This neogothic structure was formerly a cathedral. Next to it, in the same style, is the former bishop's residence, now a convent. From 1860 to 1938 Chatham was the centre of a large Catholic diocese covering the northern part of New Brunswick. The Diocese of Chatham was moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick, in 1938. The Bishop at the time was Bishop Chaisson. The local lore has it that the move took place in the middle of the night so that the local residents would not know.

Following the move of the See from Chatham to Bathurst, the Church was petitioned by residents to be removed from the Diocese of Bathurst. They wanted to become part of the Diocese of Saint John, New Brunswick. A circle around the Parish of Chatham still designates it as part of the Diocese of Saint John, not Bathurst.

A Catholic religious order, the Religious Hospitaliers of St. Joseph, established the Hotel Dieu and nursing home, as well as the large elementary/secondary school (St. Michael's Academy). While the nuns are still present as of 2005, their numbers have been much reduced. The Basilian Fathers operated a small liberal arts college, which was later taken over by the Diocese. It evolved into St. Thomas University, now located in Fredericton. The last convocation ceremony held in Chatham for St. Thomas University was in May 1964.

Ethnic and religious composition

Historically, Chatham has been a majority-Catholic town, with smaller United Church, Anglican, and Presbyterian congregations. Various other Protestant denominations have come and gone, though the Pentecostals have been relatively strong. When it was more of a business centre, the town long had several Jewish families; their numbers have declined.

Ethnic backgrounds are Irish, Scottish, English, and French, with the latter gaining somewhat in recent years. Catholic Lebanese immigrants settled here, originally calling themselves Assyrian. Several Norwegian families also immigrated. A few retired military personnel have settled there adding to the mix.

Slow decline

Chatham achieved peak prosperity during the years immediately prior to World War I, but even then, its main export was people. During the war, many young men from Chatham joined the 132nd Battalion of the North Shore Regiment. Many were killed or wounded at Vimy Ridge and on the Somme. The postwar depression of 1919 hit the town, resulting in a major employer, the Snowball sawmill, closing permanently. Young men and women moved to New to seek work where many had relatives.

World War II saw the opening of RCAF Station Chatham, providing an economic stimulus for the town until its closure in 1996. RCAF Station Chatham was established as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. After the war, many different aircraft were deployed at Chatham. RCAF Station Chatham was the site where the Golden Hawks Aerobatic Team was formed before it was moved. The Golden Hawks were a precursor to the current 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, or "Snowbirds".

Golden Hawks, 1959

The primary purpose of the base was to train navigators for flight crews serving in the European Theatre. During the 1960s and 1970s, the base, renamed CFB Chatham in 1968, was an important staging ground for CF-101 Voodoo fighter interceptors, which were under command of NORAD to interdict Soviet nuclear bombers that could have challenged Canadian airspace in Atlantic Canada. The Soviet bombers (predominately the "Bear") flew the circumpolar route from the Soviet Union to Cuba and enjoyed entering Canadian Airspace over Newfoundland to time the reaction of NORAD.

Chatham sent many sons to Europe during World War II as part of the North Shore Regiment. The North Shore Regiment joined the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and the North Highlanders as the first wave of Canadian Troops to land during the invasion of Normandy. They landed at Juno Beach as part of Operation Overlord. Following the war, the North Shore Regiment was folded into the Royal New Brunswick Regiment (RNBR).

The postwar baby boom of the 1950s enabled the town to reach a peak population of 8,600 in 1961. The loss of St. Thomas University, which moved to Fredericton in 1964 adversely affected the town in combination with other changes. The closure of CFB Chatham in 1996 further reduced local employment. The nursing school run by the Religious Hospitaliers of St. Joseph closed soon after the move of St. Thomas University. The loss of these two educational institutions was both symbolic and contributed to Chatham's decline. Over the years migrants from Chatham have moved to where the jobs were. In the mid to late nineteenth century, some left for lumbering opportunities in the United States in areas such as Maine, Wisconsin and Washington. Until the 1930s, the majority went to as a center of business and industry. Few left during the Hungry Thirties. Right after World War II, Montreal seemed to offer opportunities. It was superseded as an attraction by growth in Toronto and other parts of Ontario.

Fredericton and Moncton were also work destinations from the 1950s onwards, with Halifax becoming more important after 1965. In recent years, Alberta has attracted more Chatham residents.

In 1996, the provincial government imposed an amalgamation of all incorporated municipalities in the lower Marimichi River valley, creating the city of Marimichi. Longtime residents regret the loss of the town's historic name and separate identity. In 1998, the federal government opened a central processing site for the Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) in Chatham. The office is dedicated to implementing the Firearms Act and will maintain the records of all registered firearms in the country. The office employs several hundred civil servants and has helped to offset employment losses from the base closure. CFP celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of Central Processing Site in Marimichi, New Brunswick in 2008.[3]

Today, Chatham is known for its annual Irish Festival. It also has become something of a retirement community, offering good quality, affordable housing. The married quarters of the former military base have been converted to private housing.

Historic Chatham Business District

From Jacques Cartier’s voyage of 1534 through early French rule and England’s victory in 1758, our history is shaped by sea and timber. Nestled under the Province of New Brunswick’s longest bridge, the Historic Water Street Business District is home to the famous Cunard brothers who established a huge shipbuilding and lumbering enterprise. During our great shipbuilding era, over 450 ships were launched in Marimichi.

Bennett, Tweedie, Snowball, Loggie, Peabody, Johnson and Cunard are but a few of the many great men who shaped the character and amassed great fortunes in Marimichi.

On January 1, 2000 the Province of New Brunswick officially designated the Chatham Business District as New Brunswick’s first provincial historic district under subsection 2(3) of the Historic Sites Protection Act. The commemorative plaque reads “Historically, the Water Street area and the adjacent Marimichi riverfront bustled with shipping, shipbuilding, lumber industries and commerce. The enduring spatial quality and architectural character are reminiscent of the past.”

Notable people from the Marimichi area:

Richard Bedford Bennett, (1870-1947) Prime Minister of Canada

Martin Cranney, (1795-1870) Irish immigrant who was elected as representative of Northumberland County in the 14th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly.

Joseph Cunard (1799-1865) of Halifax, a prosperous businessman who was the brother of Samuel, founder of the famous steamship line.

Raymond Fraser, (1941-2018) novelist, story writer, poet, biographer.

James M. Hill, (1899-1962) born and raised in Chatham, became Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia.

John Mercer Johnson, (1819-1868) elected to the House of Assembly of New Brunswick. Also served in several appointed positions and was a Member of Parliament.

W.S. Loggie, (1850-1944) was a Member of Parliament and a preeminent Chatham merchant of his era (1880–1925).

Frank McKenna, (1948- ) former premier of New Brunswick and later Canadian Ambassador in Washington, was the member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Chatham.

Francis Peabody (born 9 Nov 1760 – died 4 July 1841), founder of the town in 1800, and a successful businessman. mariner, businessman, and judge in Chatham, N.B.

John Ralston, (1964-) plays George Venturi on the Canadian Family Channel comedy Life with Derek.

Jabez Bunting Snowball, (1837-1907) prominent entrepreneur and Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.

Patrick William Riordan, (1841-1914) Archbishop of San Francisco.

Lemuel John Tweedie, (1849-1917) 8th Premier of the Province of New Brunswick (1900-1907), Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick (1908-1912).

Kevin Vickers, (1956- ) Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons of Canada (2006-2015), Canadian Ambassador to Ireland (2015-2019)

Dickson family members in Marimichi:

Albert Edward Briggs (1892-1972) Albert started work in Lt. Governor Snowball's mill as an apprentice engineer in 1904 when he was 12 years of age and earned $.50 per week. After the mill closed, he worked for W.S. Loggie Co. in Chatham and later as Chief Engineer for the Department of National Defense at the Chatham airport. Albert was a Licensed Stationery Engineer. He drove one of the first cars on the Marimichi.

Honorable Walter Brittain Dickson (1847-1916) On February 26, 1914, he was chosen Speaker of the House of Assembly when the Hon. G. J. Clarke resigned. Mr. Dickson presided over that session of the Legislature. Ill health prevented his attendance at the session of 1915.

Francis Carl Roy Dickson (1927-2005). Businessman and Certified Drug Clerk was a co-owner of Dickison’s Pharmacy in Newcastle.

Harold Strang (1922- ) Harold married Lois Dickson in 1950. He worked at the drug store in Chatham.

Marimichi River

When the term Marimichi is used, it is a multi-leveled concept. The Marimichi is a river, a city, a community, a region and a state of mind. It is unique and special in its own way. When local hockey broadcaster Hoppy Dunn began his radio telecasts, it was with "Hello, hockey fans from the headwaters of the Marimichi to the farewell buoy." Dunn captures in spirit what the term Marimichi means.

Located on the northeast coast of New Brunswick, the Marimichi encompasses virtually all of Northumberland County, an area of 4, 720 square miles. Its main artery is the Marimichi River itself which is the second longest in the province.

The Marimichi River begins in Marimichi Bay some 25 miles across at Escuminac about 30 miles below the former Town of Newcastle, and journeys inland making its first branch at Beaubears Island about three miles above Newcastle, breaking into the Main Southwest which continues through Renous, Blackville, Doaktown and well above Boiestown to its source near the village of Juniper, a distance of close to 75 miles. The other branch, The Northwest Marimichi heads up into Red bank and Sunny Corner where it branches into the Little Southwest and the Northwest Marimichi which continues beyond what was Heath Steele Mines.

So much a part of the identity of a Marimichier is the river that one could find himself on the North Branch of the Little Southwest Branch of the Northwest Branch of the Main Marimichi and know exactly where he was. The Marimichi River is 217 km long from its source in Juniper, in central New Brunswick, to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Its 2 branches, the Southwestern and Northwestern Marimichi, join at Beaubears Island, near Newcastle, NB. Seaward from here, and throughout the open shallow Inner Bay, river water forms a fresh, lighter layer on top of saltier denser water. This is the picturesque Marimichi Estuary, formed some 4000 years ago when currents and waves built a barrier of sand islands across the drowned, ice-deepened valley in the soft sandstones and shales of the Pennsylvanian age. The effect of the sea is felt as far as 65 km inland at Redbank as a regular rise and fall in the river flow.

Since their settlement by Acadians after the fall of Louisbourg and by English lumbermen, later turned shipbuilders, the scenic shores have been the focus of the dual economic life of fishing and forestry. Besides the legendary Atlantic salmon run - the foremost in eastern North America before its devastation by overfishing, pollution and unknown causes - smelt, gaspereau, shad, eel, herring, mackerel and lobsters are exploited. Formerly, extensive log rafts plied the river's waters; now major forest industries at Chatham and Newcastle depend on the Marimichi for shipping and effluent disposal.

The spirit and independence of the Marimichi inhabitants are characterized by their survival, sometimes immersed to their necks in river water, of the Great Marimichi Fire (1825) in which 200 people died and almost one-quarter of New Brunswick's forests were burned. The obverse side of this individualism is the salmon poaching notorious along the length of the river.

The name, which may be the oldest recorded name of native origin in Canada, may come from the Montagnais word for "country of the Micmac."

For a small community, Marimichi has left its mark on the world, and will continue to do so. As local historian Manford Wasson has so aptly said:

"The Marimichi is a microcosm of the country. We encompass most of the founding ethnic groups of Canada. We have a strong traditional and cultural base from the Native community, The French, the English, the Scottish and the Irish."

Marimichi has had its boom times and times of hardship, but it has always managed to rise above adversity, and continue to grow. Its best resource has always been its people and the spirit they have shown.

Perhaps it is this optimism and sense of enthusiasm which shows naturally when any Marimichier greets another. The conversation will go something like this: "How she goin?" The answer is always "The very best."

Chatham, NB, was a town from 1896 to 1995 when it then became part of the newly incorporated city of MARIMICHI. Chatham is located near the mouth of the MARIMICHI RIVER. The settlement was named about 1800 by its founder, Francis Peabody, for William Pitt, earl of Chatham and prime minister of England. The town's early political and business life was dominated by Joseph CUNARD, of the world-famous shipping family, who controlled most lumbering and shipbuilding interests until his bankruptcy in 1847. Livelihood has long been dependent on the fluctuating timber economy. The removal of the Roman Catholic St Thomas University (established 1910) to FREDERICTON in 1964 was a severe blow to the area, as was the closure of CFB Chatham (1995/1996), which from 1941 had been crucial to the local economy. St Michael's Basilica is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Canada. Chatham boasts a fine collection of artifacts at the Marimichi Natural History Museum.

Marimichi, NB, incorporated as a city in 1995, population 17 811 (2011c), 18 129 (2006c). The City of Marimichi is in northeastern New Brunswick at the mouth of the MARIMICHI RIVER, one of Canada's most famous salmon rivers. The fourth largest city in the province, it was formed by the amalgamation of the towns of CHATHAM and NEWCASTLE, the villages of DOUGLASTOWN, Loggieville and Nelson-Marimichi, as well as the local service districts of Nordin and Moorefield, a portion of the local service district of Ferry Road-Russellville, and portions of the parishes of Chatham, Glenelg and Nelson.

Amalgamation came as a result of a 1992 provincial study on identifying potential areas for municipal amalgamation and reorganization. A full-scale study of the area was completed in 1993 recommending amalgamation. Long-time rivalries and ethnic and political sensitivities existed in the communities, especially in the towns of Chatham and Newcastle, which often united against outside authority. As a result, there was opposition to amalgamation and demands for a plebiscite. These demands were rejected, and the provincial government announced in May 1994 that amalgamation would take place. The new city's administration is centered primarily in the former towns of Newcastle and Chatham.

The city has numerous provincial and federal historic sites and buildings within its boundaries including the Enclosure, a provincial park and the site of a refugee camp for Acadians in 1756; the Marine Hospital in Douglastown; and Middle Island, the site of a quarantine station where Irish immigrants from the Great Potato Famine were buried. Nearby are the Oxbow site and the Augustine burial mound - 2 of the most important native archaeological sites in the province – and the MacDonald Farm Historic Site.

Significant items in the history of Marimichi

Dickison’s Pharmacy

C.M. Dickison & Sons was a well-known pharmacy throughout the Marimichi, it was founded by Charles M Dickison in February 1921, after he operated another pharmacy since March 1910 with a business partner. In 1921 he had associated with his three sons, Albert, Roy and Charles D, all certified drug clerks. From 1921 to 1954 the business was carried on in the MacMillan Block, Ellen Street. On October 21, 1954 they moved into their spacious new store on Henry Street one of the most up to date pharmacies in the province. In 1924 the Dickison Drug Store at Doaktown was opened by Albert Dickison as manager until his death in 1953. Roy Dickison was with his father and brother in the Newcastle business until his sudden death in 1942. In 1953 a third generation joined the staff, Robert Dickison graduated from Maritime College of Pharmacy, affiliated with Dalhousie University. In 1953 Charles M Dickison retired after 67 years in active business and he passed away in April of the same year. Three-Generations CM Dickison, CD Dickison, R Dickison.

March 1967 brought a change in ownership to CM Dickison & Sons on Henry Street. Charles D Dickison, son of the founder of the firm, who has been associated with the store for 45 years sold the business to Jack Manderville and Frank

Dickson. Both men have been members of the staff for 18 years, Jack as bookkeeper and Frank as certified drug clerk. CD Dickison remained at the store as a registered druggist. The business continued without change under the same name and with the same staff.

1987 brought another change in ownership to CM Dickison & Sons. Stan Knowles purchased the business from Jack Manderville and Frank Dickson. Stan Knowles graduated from Dalhousie University in 1974 with his Bachelor of Pharmacy. Stan joined the staff at CM Dickison in 1976. The business continued without change under the same name and with the same staff. In 1988 Stan Knowles and his wife Jean opened a new pharmacy in Blackville. In 1994 Stan & Jean purchased Dickison’s Drug Store in Doaktown, from Ian Dickison, son of the late Albert Dickison. Renovations were completed to the Blackville location in 2001 and new store was built in Doaktown in 2005. In 1994 fire gutted the Newcastle location on Henry Street. The fire was on April 1, 1994, Good Friday. A reporter with ATV first spotted the smoke coming from the top floor of the pharmacy. He notified the pharmacy and the upstairs tenants. Everyone safely evacuated the building. When the pharmacy staff was told their building was on fire it was 10 minutes before the top floor was engulfed in flames. The staff put everything in the safe, the backup tapes and computer discs. All the computer files were saved, and the business was reopened the next day at the Wandlyn Inn. The estimated loss of the building and the stock was $1.3 million. The store was rebuilt and opened in 1995.

Scott Knowles and Stan Knowles

In 2003 the next generation joined the staff of CM Dickison. Scott Knowles, Stan & Jean’s son, graduated from Dalhousie University in 2007 and joined his father as a staff pharmacist. Scott was an active member of the staff and the community up to his sudden death in September 2011. Katrina Donovan joined the store in 2010 as a professional accountant, business manager, and minority shareholder. Katrina’s first job was at the Blackville store in 1991 as a student. The Bathurst location was opened in September 2015. 2017 saw another change in ownership of the stores. Brian St Coeur and Katrina Donovan purchased the businesses from the Knowles family. Stan Knowles remains on staff at the Henry Street location to provide guidance. The business will continue without change under the same name and with the same staff. Brian St Coeur has worked at the store since 2006 and became a full-time pharmacist in 2012. Although the ownership of the stores has changed several times since 1921 the store has continued to be a strong supporter of the community and dedicated to being the best community pharmacy. The customers and staff remain the most important part of the store. This philosophy has been passed down through the generation from 1921 to today.

Marimichi Founding Fathers:

Francis PEABODY, mariner, businessman, and judge; born 9 Nov. 1760 in Boxford, Mass., son of Captain Francis Peabody and Mary Brown; married first a Miss Perley; married secondly 1 Sept. 1808 Lydia Brooker, a widow, in Portland (Saint John), N.B.; there were no children by either marriage; d. 4 July 1841 in Chatham, N.B. Francis Peabody grew up in Maugerville (N.B.), a settlement his father had helped found in 1762. He was involved as a youth in trade on the Saint John River, possibly in association with the firm of Simonds, Hazen, and White, two of his sisters having married James Simonds and James White. In 1785 Peabody and Jonathan Leavitt owned a 16-ton schooner and were trading along the coast. Peabody lived in Saint John for a number of years; in the voters list for 1795 he is described as a mariner. One of the places where Peabody traded was the Miramichi River. In 1799 he was given a licence to sell liquor there. According to local tradition, he sailed up the river with a cargo of goods from Halifax and moored his schooner to a large spruce tree, from which Chatham was to derive its first name, The Spruce. At that time there were no more than ten settlers in the immediate area. Peabody traded from his ship for salmon, shad, and alewives, which he sold in Halifax. In 1801 he bought a lot at The Spruce from one of the early settlers. Around this property developed a town that Peabody named Chatham. He continued his coastal trading for several years and then in 1804 took up residence at Chatham, where he opened a store. At that time he was in partnership with Jonathan, Daniel, and Francis Leavitt of Saint John. In 1807 Peabody was appointed a justice of the peace and judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for Northumberland County.

Peabody’s association with the Leavitt’s came to an end in 1810 and in the same year he entered into a partnership with his nephews Richard and Edward Simonds. In addition to property, their company owned a store in Chatham and a sawmill on the Sabbies River. The mill was sold to one of Peabody’s grand-nephews, Stephen Peabody, in 1823, and at about the same time the partnership was dissolved. Some time before 1820 Peabody had also formed an association with Isaac Paley, a merchant from England who had married one of his nieces. Paley was his partner in the construction of at least one of the five vessels he is known to have built between 1816 and 1829. These vessels registered 1,594 tons and were valued at £15,940. One was destroyed in the Miramichi fire of 1825. The partnership with Paley was dissolved in October 1829 and Peabody then carried on business alone. His shipyard was bought in 1832 by Joseph Russell and later passed into the hands of Joseph Cunard. Over the years Peabody acquired a number of stores, including a large stone one built in 1838. He also owned deal wharfs and timber booms as well as large blocks of property all along the river; he was continually issuing mortgages and through them he acquired much of his land. He was well known for his fair prices and honest treatment of customers. A contributor to the Chatham Gleaner, in a sketch published after Peabody’s death, referred to him as “by far the most extensive and respectable merchant on the banks of the Miramichi.” He was characterized as “cheerful, modest, and unassuming in his disposition. Was simple and unaffected in his manners; simple in his mode of life and altogether free from ostentation and pride.” He was also noted for his hospitality. Henry Bliss, who braved the almost non-existent roads to reach Chatham from Fredericton in 1819, claimed that one of Peabody’s dinners made amends for all the hardships of the journey. A Presbyterian who contributed to the construction of St Andrew’s Church in Chatham, Peabody also helped build St Paul’s Anglican Church in Bushville. He never entered politics, but he was a supporter of Joseph Cunard. Peabody served on the relief committee set up to aid sufferers from the Miramichi fire and he was noted for his interest in the welfare and prosperity of the community. In 1833 he was appointed a member of the first board of health for Northumberland County. He was so popular in Chatham that in 1837, for his 77th birthday, his friends commissioned the Boston artist Albert Gallatin Hoit to paint his portrait. On his death, as a mark of respect, the Gleaner appeared edged in black and in its obituary notice Peabody was referred to as “the Father of the Settlement.”

John THOMSON, doctor and druggist; born Auchtergaven parish, Perthshire, Scotland, 16 Jun 1808, son of James Thomson and Catherine MacKay; brother of Samuel Thomson; married 1835, Mary Ann Abrams, daughter of William Abrams and Sarah Triglohon; died Chatham, 13 Feb 1884.

John Thomson was eight years of age when his family settled in Chatham, and he was twenty-four in 1832 when he was admitted to membership in the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He announced in The Gleaner in October 1832 that he was starting a medical practice at John Hea's hotel in Chatham, but when Dr Stafford Benson also opened an office at the hotel that fall he moved to Newcastle.

Thomson was a health officer of the port of Marimichi and one of the doctors who treated patients at the Seamen's Hospital. At first, he attended in company with Dr. Alexander Key, the senior health officer, but he was later the hospital's designated physician. In 1840 he became surgeon of the 2nd Battalion of militia. After Dr. John Vondy's death from typhus in 1847 he agreed to visit the sick at the quarantine ground on Middle Island once a day in his capacity as a health officer. His colleague Dr. Key visited those in quarantine too. Understandably, none of the doctors wished to occupy a station on the Island as Dr. Vondy had done, and they all declined to do so.

During his residency in Newcastle, Thomson maintained links with St John's Presbyterian Church in Chatham, and he was ordained a deacon in 1848. He returned to Chatham to live in 1851, and on top of his medical practice and responsibilities as a health officer, began to operate drug stores in both towns. Later he and his son William A. Thomson, who received an MD degree from the Massachusetts Medical College in 1857, took over the drug business formerly owned by William Forbes. After their partnership was terminated a few years later Thomson continued to conduct "Thomson's Drug Establishment" in Chatham, and his son the "Newcastle Drug Store." It is unclear if he withdrew from the drug business following his son's death from diphtheria in 1863, at age twenty-eight. In 1867 he was named a coroner.

Thomson was still acting as physician to the Seaman's Hospital in 1879 when the Marimichi Advance published a devastating editorial on its "uncleanly and slovenly" condition. The hospital had a full-time caretaker, in the person of John Gallagher, and while no blame was specifically assigned to him or the attending physician, the implication of the editorial was that he was not performing his job properly and that no doctor should have been tolerating the conditions described. In a curious letter of defense Thomson characterized most of the statements made in the Advance's editorial as "false" and as "no doubt got up for party purposes." The Advance was unrelenting, however. "What the doctor means by attributing 'party' motives we are at a loss to conjecture," it stated. "We were asked to visit the place and report upon what we found, and we did so in the public interest without reference to 'party' or any other improper consideration." The editor's criticism was reiterated by Jabez B. Snowball, MP, who informed the House of Commons that the hospital was in "a most disgraceful condition." The minister of marine and fisheries ordered an inquiry, but in the meantime the Advance revealed that those responsible for the hospital had quietly set about correcting some of the worst of the situations which had been reported upon. Later the legislators approved an increase in the hospital's operating budget.

Thomson retained his appointment as physician to the Seamen's Hospital until forced to resign by illness shortly before his death. He and his wife, Mary Ann Abrams, had nine sons and a daughter.

Alexander KEY, doctor; baptised in Dundee, Scotland, 6 Dec 1795, son of David Key and Margaret Reid; married 1823, Margaret Henderson, daughter of Patrick Henderson and Elizabeth Henderson; died in Chatham, 26 May 1851.

After spending five years in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he took his medical degree, Alexander Key came to Chatham in 1816 and established a practice. As elsewhere noted, the only other doctor known to have been on the river at that time was Dr. Thomas E. Bell, and he died four years after Key's arrival. About 1817 Dr Alexander Stewart, a former army surgeon, established a practice at Newcastle. He treated victims of the Marimichi Fire in 1825 but died in 1827, at age forty-six. In 1819 Dr. James Petrie came to Chatham from Scotland. His professional abilities were highly respected, but he gave up his practice and returned home in 1827. Other doctors came and went, but the next to put down roots were Dr. Thomas P. Bourne, Dr. John Thomson, and Dr. Stafford Benson, all of whom opened offices in 1832.

Key was the senior health officer for the port of Marimichi throughout most of his career, having major responsibility for ship inspections and the imposition of quarantine. In a letter to The Gleaner in 1832 he referred to some of the quarantine cases with which he had been involved since 1827. He was still active in this work in 1847 when the passengers and crew of the barque Looshtauk were confined to Middle Island. It was his colleague Dr. John Thomson who inspected the Looshtauk, but a few days later Dr. Key boarded the brig Richard White from Cork, Ireland. Some of the thirty-five passengers were ill, and he placed all on board in quarantine, separate from those of the Looshtauk. No vessel was to pass the quarantine station without submitting to inspection, and when the barque Bolivar did so, Key, who was "a little man and very passionate," fired at the ship with a musket, landing a ball in the mainmast. After the vessel hove to, he found sickness among the crew and ordered the captain to land his passengers on Middle Island as well. He also inspected the passengers and crew of the brig John Hawkes at this time and reported that all were well. Later he attended typhus patients on the island, including both Dr John Vondy and Capt. John M. Thain, of the Looshtauk.

Doctor Key was the first doctor to undertake a methodical study of the outbreak of leprosy in northeastern New Brunswick. However, while he was aware of the existence of the illness from the 1820s onward, it was not until 1844 that provincial authorities set about to determine "the nature, origin, and extent of the frightful and loathsome disease at Neguac, Tracadie, and Tabusintac." That year, a medical commission, of which Key was the only Marimichi member, conducted an investigation and confirmed that the disease was leprosy. There were more than twenty cases, all traceable, it was thought, to a single source. A special Northumberland and Gloucester Board of Health was created to manage the problem. Key was both a member of the board and the medical officer in charge of the lazaretto which was opened on Sheldrake Island for the incarceration of the victims. Much can be gleaned about his work and thought on the subject of leprosy from a report of his which was printed in The Gleaner in the spring of 1845. Unlike some of his contemporaries, who contended that leprosy was of genetic origin, he held that it was contagious, although he considered it possible that some persons were predisposed to contract it.

In 1830 Key was appointed surgeon of the 1st Battalion of militia, as successor to Dr. Alexander Stewart. In 1838, in response to the troubles in Upper and Lower Canada, volunteer rifle companies composed of young men of fighting caliber were formed within the New Brunswick militia. Each company was to be headed by a captain capable of training and drilling the recruits. Key was selected for this role with the company, which was attached to the 1st Battalion.

Doctor Key was involved in a number of other activities in the community. In 1819 he was a member of Fortitude Lodge, the first Masonic lodge to be organized on the Marimichi. In 1830 he was one of a committee of three which organized a Reading Room in Chatham and subscribed to newspapers and periodicals for its members. In 1832 he was one of the trustees of a new school which was opened in Chatham under the auspices of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church. In 1839 he presided over the St Andrew's Day celebrations in Chatham. He was a member of the Highland Society from the time of its organization in 1841 and was elected president in 1843, succeeding James Gilmour.

Key continued to fill most of the roles he had taken on until his death in 1851, at age fifty-five. In a eulogy published by the Highland Society it was stated that he had never ceased grieving over the death of his wife, Margaret Henderson, which occurred in 1845, and that his sorrow may have hastened his own end. "He has long been distinguished in this province," observed The Gleaner, "for his skill and ability as a physician," and he was "the ever-ready friend of the needy and afflicted." No children were mentioned in his will, and no record of children has been found. The family surname does not appear in the Northumberland County census of 1851.

Joseph CUNARD, timber merchant, shipbuilder, and politician; b. 1799 at Halifax, N.S., son of Abraham Cunard, merchant, and Margaret Murphy; m. 12 April 1833 Mary Peters of Bushville, N.B., and they had four sons and one daughter; d. 16 Jan. 1865 at , England. After attending the Halifax Grammar School Joseph Cunard entered his father’s firm in that town. About 1820 Joseph and his brother Henry went to Chatham, N.B., on the Miramichi River where they opened a branch of the family company, known as Joseph Cunard and Company; their older brother SAMUEL was also a partner in the branch. They immediately purchased a wharf and a store and were soon involved in lumbering, milling, and shipping on the south side of the river. In 1832 Joseph Cunard was described as one of the wealthiest and most influential merchants in the province. At Chatham his firm owned several mills, including a large steam mill which began operations in 1836 and sawed 40,000 feet of lumber a day. In the same town the firm also had a brickworks, several stores, a counting house employing 30 people, and at least two shipyards. Mills were constructed farther down river and a store was opened in Shippegan. In 1830 stores were opened at Kouchibouguac and Richibucto in Kent County, and in 1841 William Raymond could report that Cunard had done £100,000 of business with him in Kouchibouguac and that he had paid approximately one third of this sum in ships. Cunard’s operations in Kent County made Richibucto for a short time the third largest shipping port in New Brunswick. In 1831 the company purchased stores, houses, and other buildings at Bathurst and the next year began shipping timber. Exports of lumber from Bathurst rose from 1,300 tons in 1829 to 26,500 tons in 1833. Cunard’s shipbuilding activities were extensive. A number of vessels were built for him in the years 1827–38, but by 1839 he had two shipyards of his own in Chatham. There he had at least 43 vessels built, including the Velocity, the first steamboat constructed on the Miramichi, which was launched in 1846. Cunard began building ships at Bathurst in 1839 and from 1841 to 1847 was the only shipbuilder in the area. Between 1839 and 1847 he built at least 24 vessels at Bathurst. At his shipyards at Richibucto and Kouchibouguac, which began operations around 1840, he had at least nine vessels constructed in the years 1840–47. By 1841 Joseph’s brothers were no longer active in the Miramichi firm and he was given a free hand in it, although Samuel continued as a partner until 1846 and continued to advise his brother on his various entrepreneurial schemes.

Cunard made Chatham his headquarters and was active in local affairs and politics. He was a justice of the peace, member and chairman of the Board of Health for Northumberland and Gloucester counties, and commissioner of lighthouses. In 1828 he became an MHA for Northumberland County, retaining his seat until his appointment to the Legislative Council in 1833. From 1838 until his resignation in 1846 he was also a member of the Executive Council, though he was not an influential figure in that body and was rarely involved in any controversy. As chairman of the Board of Health, Cunard was involved in the establishment of a lazaret on Sheldrake Island in 1844 [see François-Xavier-Stanislas LaFrance]. Four years later he joined the other members of the Board of Health and the lepers living on that island in opposing the desire of the local magistrate to move the quarantine station for arriving immigrants from Middle Island, which Cunard owned, to Sheldrake Island. The buildings were, nonetheless, moved in 1848, but later that year the government decided to move the quarantine station to Chatham. A massive man standing over six feet tall and weighing over 200 pounds, Cunard loved galloping through Chatham from his mills to his store or home and was often seen shouting orders to his men as he supervised their work on horseback. He drove to church in a coach with footmen in livery. His magnificent home was lavishly furnished, and peacocks wandered through its grounds. For the opening of his steam mill in 1836 some 300 people were invited to a large banquet. Often on his return from trips to England, he was greeted in Chatham by salutes of cannon and ringing of church bells. Occasionally he sent word from Richibucto that he was on his way home so that the people of Chatham would have time to organize a suitable welcome. “He was loved and hated, admired and feared, brusque, good-hearted when he wanted to be, grasping, domineering – all the contradictory qualities that made up that hard, crude, lavish Miramichi life of a century ago.”

In 1839 Joseph Cunard accompanied his brother Samuel to England, where Samuel obtained a contract to carry the transatlantic mail by steamship. Although there is no evidence to show that Joseph played any part in these negotiations, he was given a triumphal reception on his return to Chatham. It was not yet realized that the development of steam power would mean the end of wooden ships and the end of the prosperity of the Miramichi area. Cunard had many enemies as well as admirers. Upon his first arrival in Chatham, he had entered into bitter rivalry with the firm of Gilmour, Rankin, and Company, which was already firmly established in the Miramichi area. One of the earliest disputes between the two firms was over large timber reserves on the northwest Miramichi and the Nepisiguit rivers. As part of Thomas Baillie’s plans for development of the timber industry, Cunard had been granted over 500 square miles of these excellent reserves in 1830–32 on condition that he improve the streams by erecting sluices and clearing obstacles. No other firm was interested in this area until Cunard proved that operations there could be profitable. When Cunard failed to carry out the promised improvements, Alexander Rankin led an attack on his privileges. In 1833, on instructions from the Colonial Office, Cunard was forced to relinquish the reserves. This was the first battle he lost to the Rankin firm. The quarrels continued over ownership of timber, trespass on mill reserves, and the election of candidates to the assembly. The rivalry was particularly bitter in the “fighting elections” of 1842–43 in Northumberland County, when Cunard supported John Thomas Williston and Rankin backed John Ambrose Street. Crowds of 500–1,000 men fought during these election campaigns and troops were eventually sent to restore order. Street’s election was another defeat for Cunard. Cunard’s recklessness and his overextension of his resources caused him continual trouble. In 1842 the Cunard’s faced bankruptcy. At the same time, the provincial government took action against Joseph Cunard to force him to settle his accounts with the government. The Executive Council appointed a committee to investigate his debts; it recommended that Cunard post bonds of £3,000 and that his timber, which had been seized earlier, be released. It also recommended an investigation into the conduct of the deputy surveyor in the area, Michael Carruthers, some of whose actions seemed designed to damage Cunard’s business to the advantage of Gilmour, Rankin, and Company. Carruthers was later transferred out of the county. Cunard managed to survive the difficulties but by 1847 was unable to meet his obligations. Depressed economic conditions, strong competition from Gilmour, Rankin, and Company, and reckless expansion of his enterprises all played a part in his downfall. In November 1847 he declared bankruptcy. A panic ensued in Chatham where hundreds of men depended on him for work. An angry crowd confronted him in the streets with cries of “Shoot Cunard,” but with two pistols in his boots Cunard stood his ground and is supposed to have demanded, “Now show me the man who will shoot Cunard.” The crowd then dispersed. According to the newspapers, between 500 and 1,000 people were out of work as a result of Cunard’s failure and many left the area in search of employment elsewhere. A number of small firms in the area also went bankrupt. The timber trade of the Miramichi area was depressed for many years partly as a result of Cunard’s failure, but shipbuilding revived and boomed in the 1850s. In 1849 Cunard left New Brunswick but returned shortly in an unsuccessful attempt to settle his affairs. His debts were not finally cleared up until 1871 and Samuel Cunard apparently assumed most of the burden of his brother’s failure. Joseph finally left Chatham in 1850 and moved to Liverpool, England, where he entered the ship commission business as a partner in the firm of Cunard, Munn, and Company. In 1855 he formed a new company, Cunard, Brett, and Austin, which became Cunard, Wilson, and Company in 1857. These firms, working on a commission basis for colonial merchants and lumbermen, sold ships and lumber and purchased goods. The latter firm was still in operation at the time of Joseph’s death in 1865. Cunard was a colourful individual who played a major role in the commercial activities of Northumberland, Restigouche, Kent, and Gloucester counties. His failure in the late 1840s was to affect the economy of the area seriously for many years.

Chatham's Treasures

Chatham, situated on the south bank of the Marimichi River, is proud of its New Brunswick heritage. An old seaport town, it vies with St. Andrews in its number of stately homes and fascinating history. A couple of years ago, Jacques Dalibard, executive director of Heritage Canada, visited Chatham and said: "You have a treasure here."

Indeed, there are at least 100 buildings in Chatham constructed between 1824 and 1900, most of them researched and documented.

The atmosphere in Chatham takes one back in imagination to the days when lumbering and shipbuilding were booming and there were giants of men who constructed large and beautiful homes and made names for themselves in industry and politics.

Approaching the town from the west and crossing the causeway at Morrison Cove, just off to the right one sees the chimneys of Woodburn Farm. This was the home of Henry Cunard, one of the famous Cunard brothers. Henry was a gentleman farmer, a store owner and mill operator. He and his brother, Joseph, who dominated the business and political life of the Marimichi, came to Chatham about 1823. Another brother, Samuel, stayed in Halifax and founded the Cunard Steamship Line.

Woodburn Farm

Woodburn Farm is an excellent example of Georgian architecture and was constructed about 1841 by Alexander Cormack.

Closer to the centre of town is the Tweedie house, the home of Lemuel J. Tweedie who practised law in Chatham from 1870 until his death in 1917. He had a distinguished career in politics--Premier of New Brunswick from 1900 to 1907 and Lieutenant- Governor from 1907 to 1912. This house was also built by Alexander Cormack for George Kerr, a lawyer and an MLA, and is notable for perfect proportions and beautiful interior woodwork.

The L. J. Tweedie law office was on the second floor of this building. Here R. B. Bennett and Max Aitken, later Lord Beaverbrook, studied law. Above the door is a plaque placed there by the Town of Chatham in 1953. Lord Beaverbrook visited the town for the ceremony.

The Tweedie law office was on the second floor of the Water Street building, now owned by Digdon's Shoes. Articling with Mr. Tweedie in 1891 was a young man named R. B. Bennett, who became a partner in 1893. Also articling for a short time was Max Aitken, only sixteen years old at the time. He was a great admirer of Bennett and, when Bennett decided to go to Calgary in 1897, Max Aitken was desolate. He left shortly afterward with the intention of studying law. Although he was never to become a lawyer, he did become Lord Beaverbrook. R. B. Bennett, of course, went on to become Prime Minister of Canada.

There are many buildings on Water Street notable for both architecture and historical interest. The John T. Williston stone house, built by 1824, is believed to be the oldest building in Chatham. It was built by Mason Andrew Currie. Its first owner, J. T. Williston, was a lawyer and a member of the Legislature who figured prominently in the "fighting election" of 1843. From the time of Williston's death in 1865, the house played many roles, including that of the Chatham Post Office.

Adjoining it is the Flat Iron Building, so named because of its odd shape. The first owner was John Bannon, a shoemaker. The land on which the building stands was purchased from John T. Williston in 1847.

Just east across a narrow street is the Pallen building, of Scottish ballast stone, also the work of Andrew Currie. In 1854 it was acquired by Dr. John Pallen who came to Chatham from Bathurst in 1837. A weekly newspaper, The Colonial Times, was located there in 1856 and in the ensuing years the building has housed a variety of businesses.

The oldest commercial building is the old W. S. Loggie store. It was built prior to 1838 by Joseph Cunard whose stone store was situated a few buildings above it and whose elegant mansion was slightly east on the other side of the street.

Commercial Building on Water Street

Scores of businesses have been carried on within the walls of the Commercial Building. In 1873, W. S. Loggie opened a retail business which continued to operate until very recently.

It is interesting to note that the Gleaner office was located for a time in what was later the Loggie shoe store. Publisher James A. Pierce made news himself in 1837 when he printed that Lemual A. Wilmot, MLA, had told an "untruth". Pierce was arrested and taken to the York County jail where he remained for twenty-two days without trial or appearance. When the Legislature prorogued, he was released and returned home to a hero's welcome. The government of the day was attacked for infringing on the freedom of the press. The Pierce house, a large double building halfway up King Street, is still well preserved and, until 1956, remained in the Pierce family.

Blink Bonnie

Further along King Street, heading toward Canadian Forces Base Chatham, stands "Blink Bonnie". A beautiful example of Gothic architecture, it was also built by Alexander Cormack for George H. Russell, a Chatham merchant. Although it was altered considerably in later years, it ranks as one of Chatham's most striking houses. Henry Muirhead of the well-known lumbering family lived here until he died in 1895.

The huge three-storey house on Wellington Street was built by George Cassady in 1879 for the Loggie family. With its mansard roof, it is a perfect example of late Victorian architecture, Second Empire style. W. S. Loggie was a prominent businessman and Member of Parliament and the W. S. Loggie Company was prominent in the business life of the Marimichi area for a hundred years. At one time, the company had forty-five canneries in New Brunswick, and Quebec. The last Loggie to live in the house was Leigh Loggie, a son of W. S. Loggie, who died in 1977. The house, with its five out-buildings and two acres of land, was purchased by the Town of Chatham in 1979 and is now the W. S. Loggie Cultural Centre.

The J. B. Snowball House, on the corner of King and Wellington Streets, as it looks today

"Wellington Villa" the home of Jabez Bunting Snowball, on the corner of Wellington and King, is very similar in design to "Blink Bonnie". J. B. Snowball was a lumber baron whose company owned several mills and tugboats. In a busy season, he employed 900 men. He was involved in several other successful enterprises in connection with the railway, the electric light and the telephone.

Active in politics, he was elected to the House of Commons in 1878 and was later appointed to the Senate, a position he resigned to become Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. When he died in 1907, he was succeeded by another Chatham notable, L. J. Tweedie.

The Dickson Family saw two family members establish residence holdings in the Marimichi area. Francis Hunter Dickson, who was a CN Express employee working on the Campbellton-Halifax corridor often spoke about the Marimichi (Newcastle was a regular stop) area and subsequently Frank Carl Roy Dickson was employed at Dickison’s Pharmacy in Newcastle as a Druggist Clerk. He, along with Jack Manderville purchased the Dickison’s Pharmacy. Also, during WW2, Donald Walter Dickson was posted to CFB Chatham for a short period.

Some Marimichi nostalgia items:

Old Newcastle Hospital

Chatham Fisher House – aka as the “Packing Shed”

Loyalist Ferry – Chatham-Douglastown

CKMR Radio Station

Chatham Exhibition Building

Marimichi Hotel

Rebuilding the Newcastle Railway Bridge

Reception for the Papal Delegate in Chatham

DC3 parked at Chatham Airbase

Marimichi Bridge

St. Michael’s Basilica Catholic Church

Ben’s Hamburger place

St Paul’s Church in Chatham Head