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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Camp Opened: September 08, 1914
Camp Closed: October 03, 1918
Citadel; 5425 Sackville St , Halifax, Nova Scotia
1914/07/29
Halifax Chronicle
3000 Reservists in Nova Scotia
1914/07/30
Montreal Gazette
No Call yet Received
1914/08/03
Montreal Gazette
German Ships off Coast
1914/08/05
Toronto Daily News
Are Prepared for Any Eventuality
1914/08/05
Montreal Gazette
Militia Council sits all Night
1914/08/06
Toronto Globe
Austrian in Halifax First Prisoner of War
1914/08/06
Globe
Austrian in Halifax First Prisoner of War
1914/08/06
Ottawa Citizen
First Prisoner of War
1914/08/07
Toronto Daily Star
More Prisoners of War
1914/08/10
Toronto Daily News
All Blasting in Ports Must Cease
1914/08/10
Calgary Herald
German Spies Caught Outside Halifax
1914/08/11
Victoria Colonist
Arrested as Spies
1914/08/11
Quebec Le Soleil
Deux espions arretes a Halifax
1914/08/11
Montreal Gazette
Germans in Canada
1914/08/11
Montreal Gazette
Shipping Held as Precaution Against Enemy
1914/08/11
Manitoba Free Press
Suspected Spies Nabbed at Halifax
1914/08/11
Sault Star
Two German Spies Caught at Chester
1914/08/12
Ottawa Citizen
Nova Scotia’s Spy
1914/08/12
Halifax Chronicle
Warning Notice
1914/08/12
Halifax Chronicle
Warning Notice 02
1914/08/14
Ottawa Citizen
German Stokers as Prisoners of War
1914/08/15
Quebec Le Soleil
Tout reserviste ennemi sera arrete
1914/09/09
Le Devoir
68 Allemands-prisonniers
1914/09/09
Brandon Daily Sun
Prisoners of War Reached Halifax
1914/09/09
Manitoba Free Press
Suspect Austrian Reservists
1914/09/10
Edmonton Capital
HMS Glory makes Big Haul of German Reservists at Sea
1914/09/10
Edmonton Capital
HMS Glory makes Big Haul of German Reservists at Sea
1914/09/21
Manitoba Free Press
How Germans were Caught on Steamer
1914/09/21
Manitoba Free Press
War Summary-Capture of Montserrat
1914/09/24
Halifax Chronicle
Suffolk Here with Prisoners of War
1914/09/25
Manitoba Free Press
Austrians Arrested
1914/09/26
Edmonton Capital
German Prisoners Taken
1914/09/26
Edmonton Capital
German Prisoners Taken
1914/10/22
Winnipeg Tribune
603 Reservists Safe in Jail
1914/11/05
Vernon News
Registration Bureaus to be Established
1914/11/05
Toronto Daily News
Wireless Outfit in His Halifax Room
1914/12/03
Vernon News
Unemployment in Western Canada
1914/12/09
Halifax Chronicle
7 Prisoners Escape But Are Retaken
1914/12/14
Brandon Daily Sun
Prisoners of War to Work on Parks
1914/12/15
Toronto Daily News
No Accommodation for Interned Aliens
1914/12/19
Ottawa Citizen
Borden Address at Halifax Canadian Club
1915/01/26
Ottawa Journal
Alien Enemies Work
1915/01/30
Ottawa Journal
Escaped German is Caught at St. John
1915/02/01
Edmonton Bulletin
Germans make Escape
1915/02/01
Edmonton Bulletin
Germans make Escape
1915/02/04
Sault Star
Nine Germans Escaped From Canadian Fort by Means of String
1915/02/08
Winnipeg Tribune
Capt. Robertson Sails
1915/02/15
Halifax Chronicle
Alien Suspects Brought Here Prisoners
1915/02/15
Manitoba Free Press
Alien Suspects Imprisoned
1915/02/15
Toronto Daily Star
Enemy Back to Canada
1915/02/15
Toronto Globe
Fourteen Alien Suspects from First Contingent
1915/02/15
Globe
Fourteen Alien Suspects from First Contingent
1915/02/25
Montreal Gazette
Was in German Navy
1915/03/18
Toronto Daily Star
Prisoners for Canada
1915/03/31
Montreal Gazette
New Rules for Federal Prisons
1915/04/02
Montreal Gazette
Canada’s War Prisoners
1915/04/02
Manitoba Free Press
General Hughes Suspend Hurdman
1915/04/27
Toronto Daily Star
Dresden’s Crew in Canada
1915/05/07
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Alien Prisoners Are in Custody at Halifax
1915/06/29
Montreal Gazette
Alien Enemy had to Go
1915/06/29
Halifax Chronicle
Alien Miners Must Quit Work
1915/07/14
Halifax Chronicle
Alleged German Spy is Arrested; Others Suspected
1915/08/23
Montreal Gazette
Miners Return to Work
1915/08/23
Toronto Daily News
Says Germans are Ill-Treated Here
1915/08/25
Winnipeg Tribune
East is on Guard to Block Aliens on Harvest Trips
1915/11/10
Ottawa Journal
Aliens Interned Doing Work to Value 1.5 Million a Year in the Dominion
1915/12/02
Toronto Daily News
Interned German Officers in Halifax Camp Want to be Taken Out to See the Sights
1915/12/20
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Detroit Girl Pro-German
1916/02/22
Manitoba Free Press
Interned Germans Attempted Escape
1916/03/03
Ottawa Journal
Seeks Information Regarding Escape
1916/05/22
Winnipeg Tribune
Prisoner is Allowed to Leave Halifax
1916/05/29
Winnipeg Tribune
To Free 1000 Interned Aliens for Mine Work
1916/05/30
Edmonton Bulletin
Thousand Aliens to be Released
1916/05/30
Edmonton Bulletin
Thousand Aliens to be Released
1916/06/29
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Interned at Halifax
1916/08/23
Ottawa Journal
Will Make his Home on British Cruiser
1916/08/24
Winnipeg Tribune
Duke Inspects War Prisoners
1916/08/24
Montreal Gazette
HRH Visited Citadel
1916/08/25
Toronto Globe
Germans Interned Saluted the Duke
1916/08/25
Globe
Germans Interned Saluted the Duke
1916/09/23
Vancouver World
Campaign for Woman’s Suffrage Reviewed
1916/10/13
Winnipeg Tribune
German Prisoners Removed to Amherst
1917/02/09
Halifax Chronicle
Huns in Cape Breton Jubilate
1917/02/17
Toronto Daily Star
Bernstorff Ship Kept in Seclusion
1917/02/19
Toronto Daily Star
Probe at Halifax is nearing its Finish
1917/02/20
Vancouver World
Harbor is like an Armed Camp
1917/04/17
Montreal Gazette
Taken off at Halifax
1917/12/10
Vancouver World
Germans in Halifax Placed Under Arrest; but Few are Released
1917/12/10
Le Devoir
Nombreuses arrestations à Halifax
1917/12/11
Ottawa Journal
Some Looting Going On at Halifax but not to any Great Extent
1917/12/14
Winnipeg Tribune
Foe Agents Suspected in Disaster
1917/12/14
Le Devoir
Sous soupçon d’espionnage
1917/12/14
Sault Star
Suspected Spy on the Northland
1917/12/15
Sault Star
Growing Opinion Halifax Explosion not Accidental
1917/12/15
Montreal Gazette
Halifax Poll to be Held on January 28th
1917/12/15
Toronto Globe
Intern Aliens is Cry in U.S.
1917/12/15
Brandon Daily Sun
Intern All Persons of Enemy Nationality in Nova Scotia Demanded
1917/12/15
Vancouver World
Want Aliens Interned
1917/12/22
Halifax Chronicle
Two Aliens Were Interned Others Released
1917/12/30
Toronto Daily Star
Aliens Will Be Investigated
1918/02/09
Montreal Gazette
Arizona Men Arrested
1918/02/18
Edmonton Bulletin
Aiding the Enemy
1918/02/18
Edmonton Bulletin
Aiding the Enemy
1918/06/12
Red Deer News
Our Interned Aliens
1918/06/12
Red Deer News
Our Interned Aliens
1918/07/06
Le Devoir
Des espions à Halifax
1918/07/06
Toronto Daily Star
Spies Loose in Halifax
1918/07/06
Ottawa Journal
Too Many Germans Around Halifax
1918/07/06
Montreal Gazette
Urged Internment of Enemy Aliens
1918/07/06
Toronto Globe
Why Such Freedom to Enemy Aliens?
1918/07/08
Ottawa Journal
The Enemy Spy Menace
1918/07/12
Montreal Gazette
Public Safety Board
1918/07/12
Halifax Chronicle
Round-Up All Enemy Aliens and Suspects
1918/08/23
Ottawa Journal
U-Boat Commanders Get No News Off Coast
1919/05/31
Ottawa Journal
Aliens Promote Lethbridge Riot is the News Here
1919/07/18
Vancouver World
Will Never Hail Enemy as Brother
1919/07/18
Ottawa Journal
Will Never Hail Enemy as Brother
1919/07/24
Redcliff Review
Do Not want Aliens in Union
1919/07/24
Redcliff Review
Do Not want Aliens in Union
1919/12/16
Vancouver World
Alien Enemies Make Attack on Canadians
1920/01/13
Manitoba Free Press
Against Naturalization
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