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Petawawa, Ontario
Petawawa, Ontario
Camp Opened: December 10, 1914
Camp Closed: May 08, 1916
Military base; 101 Menin Road, Petawawa, Ontario
1914/05/07
Pembroke Observer
Commander Evans to Visit Pembroke
1914/06/04
Pembroke Observer
Great Camp at Petawawa
1914/06/04
Pembroke Observer
The Petawawa Camp
1914/06/10
Ottawa Journal
Ask Government and City to Aid Many Laborers Now Out of Work
1914/06/12
Ottawa Journal
Minister Tells Deputation Idle Should Secure Work on Farms
1914/06/22
Toronto Daily Star
Regiments at Petawawa
1914/06/23
Ottawa Journal
Four Hundred Foreigners are Now Starving, Says Chopowick
1914/06/23
Ottawa Journal
Hundreds of Men Cannot Get Work at Any Salary
1914/06/23
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Petawawa Unfitted for Infantry Training
1914/06/24
Ottawa Journal
Many Foreigners Again Appear at City Hall to Demand Work
1914/06/26
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Petawawa Horrors
1914/08/04
Calgary Herald
Austrians will not Go to Fight
1914/08/04
Toronto Daily News
Two Thousand Austrians Refuse to Become Targets
1914/08/13
Montreal Star
15 Germans Held, Arrived in Port on Mount Royal
1914/08/13
Pembroke Observer
Reservists to Petawawa
1914/08/29
Toronto Daily News
Railway Guard Killed on Duty
1914/08/31
Montreal Gazette
Two Austrians Arrested
1914/09/03
Pembroke Standard
Held Up On Petawawa Road
1914/09/16
Toronto Globe
Dangerous Spy Caught
1914/09/16
Toronto Daily News
German Spy Had Plans of Petawawa
1914/09/25
Toronto Daily News
Three Germans Interned at Petawawa
1914/10/29
Pembroke Observer
A Renfrew View of Local Differences
1914/11/05
Pembroke Standard
1914-11-05-PS-Concerned-Citizens-at-Exhibition-Grounds
1914/11/12
Pembroke Standard
Home Guard in Pembroke
1914/11/12
Pembroke Observer
Suspected as a Spy
1914/11/13
Redcliff Review
Prisoners of War Employed in Parks
1914/11/13
Redcliff Review
Prisoners of War Employed in Parks
1914/11/19
Pembroke Standard
Home Guard Jeered by Loafers
1914/11/19
Pembroke Observer
On the Trail of a German Spy
1914/11/26
Pembroke Observer
May Use the Petawawa Camp Next Spring
1914/11/26
Pembroke Standard
Possible German Spy in Arnprior
1914/12/03
Ottawa Citizen
Employ Enemy Aliens
1914/12/03
Pembroke Standard
Germans Frightened
1914/12/03
Vancouver World
Interned will Work
1914/12/03
Pembroke Standard
Major De la Ronde Received Instructions for Petawawa
1914/12/03
Pembroke Observer
Prisoners For Petawawa
1914/12/03
Pembroke Standard
Train With Internees Arrives
1914/12/03
Montreal Gazette
Work for Enemy Aliens
1914/12/04
Toronto Daily Star
Aliens to Clear Petawawa
1914/12/05
Montreal Gazette
200 Prisoners of War Interned Here
1914/12/05
Le Devoir
Prisonniers de guerre
1914/12/05
Vancouver Province
To Cut Roads at Petawawa Camp
1914/12/07
Sault Star
Ontario’s Aliens Will Go To Petawawa
1914/12/08
Manitoba Free Press
Aliens to Occupy Petawawa Camp
1914/12/08
Toronto Daily News
Austro-Germans Prefer to Work
1914/12/08
Edmonton Journal
Petawawa Being Prepared for Alien Enemies
1914/12/08
Winnipeg Tribune
Work Aliens at Petewawa
1914/12/08
Brandon Daily Sun
Work for Prisoners of War at Petewawa
1914/12/09
Winnipeg Tribune
Take Aliens to Petewawa
1914/12/09
Edmonton Journal
Transfer Alien Foes
1914/12/10
Pembroke Standard
500 Austrian and German Reservists to Petawawa
1914/12/10
Pembroke Observer
500 Prisoners for Petawawa
1914/12/10
Kitchener Daily British Whig
A Hundred Suspects
1914/12/10
Ottawa Citizen
Alien Enemies are Sent to Petawawa
1914/12/10
Edmonton Journal
Interned Aliens on Their Way to Petawawa Camp
1914/12/10
Vernon News
Internment Plans Released
1914/12/10
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Prisoners for Petawawa
1914/12/10
Vancouver Province
To Work at Petewawa
1914/12/10
Toronto Daily Star
Work for Foreigners
1914/12/11
Toronto Daily Star
Austrian Prisoners off to Petawawa
1914/12/11
Ottawa Citizen
Austrians Interned
1914/12/11
Le Devoir
Les prisonniers de guerre
1914/12/11
Manitoba Free Press
Removal of Alien Enemies to Camp
1914/12/12
Ottawa Journal
Smith’s Falls Doings
1914/12/14
Brandon Daily Sun
Prisoners of War to Work on Parks
1914/12/15
Toronto Daily News
Ontario News in Brief
1914/12/15
Ottawa Citizen
The Interned at Petawawa Camp
1914/12/16
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Interned at Petawawa
1914/12/16
Ottawa Journal
Sixty Alien Enemies Sent to New Ontario
1914/12/17
Sault Star
270 Alien Prisoners at Petawawa
1914/12/17
Pembroke Observer
Residents of German Street in Renfrew
1914/12/18
Toronto Daily Star
More Room for Aliens
1914/12/19
Montreal Gazette
Paid for Promise
1914/12/21
Ottawa Citizen
Few to be Interned
1914/12/22
Manitoba Free Press
Alien Enemies in Canada
1914/12/23
Western Globe
Not Many Aliens to be Interned in Canada
1914/12/23
Western Globe
Not Many Aliens to be Interned in Canada
1914/12/24
Montreal Gazette
Full House of Aliens
1914/12/24
Montreal Gazette
Socks for Soldiers
1914/12/26
Montreal Gazette
Railways Busy with Xmas Travel
1914/12/29
Ottawa Journal
Austrians and Germans Sent to North Country
1914/12/30
Ottawa Journal
Making Aliens Work
1914/12/31
Pembroke Observer
Austrian Causes Disturbance at Petawawa
1914/12/31
Pembroke Standard
Austrian Causing Trouble in Camp
1915/01/01
Montreal Gazette
Ottawa’s Alien Register
1915/01/04
Kitchener Daily British Whig
The Fort Prisoners
1915/01/05
Toronto Daily News
Aliens Willing to Work
1915/01/06
Montreal Gazette
Hostile Aliens Off for Petewawa
1915/01/07
Vernon News
450 Prisoners at Petawawa
1915/01/07
Pembroke Standard
Pole at Renfrew
1915/01/07
Pembroke Observer
Pole From Renfrew at Petawawa
1915/01/08
Montreal Gazette
Alien Enemies Mostly Enrolled
1915/01/12
Montreal Gazette
General Hughes sends Greetings
1915/01/19
Edmonton Journal
Pick Detention Camp
1915/01/22
Brandon Daily Sun
Internment of Prisoners
1915/01/26
Ottawa Journal
Alien Stole to Live
1915/01/28
Pembroke Observer
Nearly 1000 Prisoners at Petawawa
1915/02/04
Pembroke Standard
Austrian Causing Trouble at Petawawa
1915/02/04
Pembroke Observer
Austrian Crime at Petawawa
1915/02/04
Pembroke Standard
Dr. Stammers a Guard at Petawawa
1915/02/04
Pembroke Observer
Harry Baker to Petawawa
1915/02/04
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Prisoners Hard at Work
1915/02/18
Pembroke Observer
At Petawawa
1915/02/20
Ottawa Journal
Up-to-Date Road from Morrisburg to Ottawa was Urged at Meeting
1915/02/25
Pembroke Observer
May Move to Petawawa
1915/03/04
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Petawawa to be Training Camp
1915/03/05
Ottawa Journal
Faces More Charges
1915/03/09
Ottawa Journal
Journal at Petawawa Among War Prisoners
1915/03/11
Pembroke Observer
Ottawa Journal on Petawawa
1915/03/11
Pembroke Standard
Petawawa a Lively Spot
1915/03/12
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Internment Popular
1915/03/16
Montreal Gazette
To Inspect Valcartier
1915/03/18
Pembroke Standard
Twenty Austrians Through Pembroke to Petawawa
1915/03/25
Pembroke Observer
Petawawa Being Used for Aliens
1915/03/31
Montreal Gazette
New Rules for Federal Prisons
1915/04/01
Pembroke Observer
The Troops at Petawawa
1915/04/02
Montreal Gazette
Canada’s War Prisoners
1915/04/02
Manitoba Free Press
General Hughes Suspend Hurdman
1915/04/15
Pembroke Observer
Frank August Quits as Interpreter at Petawawa
1915/04/21
Ottawa Journal
Enright of Petawawa Detention Camp
1915/05/20
Pembroke Standard
General Otter at Petawawa
1915/05/27
Pembroke Observer
Austrian POW Dead at Petawawa
1915/06/03
Pembroke Observer
Austrian Escapes from Petawawa
1915/06/03
Pembroke Observer
Austrians Arrested at Smith’s Falls
1915/06/03
Pembroke Standard
Guard at Shell Factory
1915/06/10
Pembroke Observer
Italians of Pembroke Area
1915/06/10
Pembroke Standard
Local Italians Off to War
1915/07/13
Clevelandska Amerika
Slovanski Ujetniki v Canadi
1915/07/15
Pembroke Observer
At Petawawa Bridge
1915/07/17
Ottawa Journal
Finlayson Family Entertain at Petawawa
1915/07/23
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Austrians Transferred
1915/07/29
Pembroke Observer
Austrian Prisoners Out on Strike
1915/07/29
Pembroke Observer
The Police Record – Two Austrians Interned
1915/08/02
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Austrian on Strike
1915/08/05
Pembroke Observer
Strike at Petawawa
1915/08/16
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Sent Up for Trial
1915/08/19
Pembroke Observer
Frank Macca, Interpreter at Petawawa
1915/09/02
Pembroke Observer
Austrian POW Died
1915/09/02
Pembroke Observer
Impressions of Big Military Camp
1915/09/22
Halifax Chronicle
Prisoners Doing Military Work
1915/09/22
Edmonton Bulletin
War Prisoners have Busy Time
1915/09/22
Edmonton Bulletin
War Prisoners have Busy Time
1915/09/23
Pembroke Observer
Austrian Escapes from Petawawa
1915/09/23
Pembroke Standard
Russians at Petawawa Testing Guns
1915/09/24
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Three Germans Were Arrested at Parham
1915/09/25
Ottawa Journal
Germans with Maps
1915/09/25
Kitchener Daily British Whig
To Visit Petawawa Camp
1915/09/30
Pembroke Observer
Another Strike at Big Detention Camp
1915/09/30
Pembroke Observer
Pembroke as Seen by an Outsider
1915/10/05
Kitchener Daily British Whig
30 Austrians Arrive at Fort from Petawawa
1915/10/05
Ottawa Journal
Austrians Interned
1915/10/05
Toronto Daily Star
Will Punish Austrians
1915/10/14
Pembroke Observer
Strike Delays Petawawa Bridge
1915/10/28
Pembroke Observer
Petawawa Camp Orderly Meets Accidental Death
1915/10/28
Pembroke Observer
Russian Staff at Petawawa
1915/11/11
Pembroke Observer
Death of Herman Priebe
1915/11/18
Pembroke Observer
Men Wanted for Guard Duty at Petawawa
1915/11/30
Ottawa Journal
Claim Germans Have a Complete Spy System not Far From Ottawa
1915/12/01
Toronto Daily Star
Hun Spies in Pembroke
1915/12/01
Toronto Daily News
Mayor Morris Seeing Things
1915/12/01
Montreal Gazette
Pembroke Centre of Spy System
1915/12/01
Sault Star
Pembroke the Hub of Big Spy System
1915/12/01
Edmonton Journal
Says Pembroke is the Hub of Big Spy System
1915/12/01
Toronto Daily News
Spies in Pembroke, Says Town’s Mayor
1915/12/02
Pembroke Observer
Mayor Morris and the Journal
1915/12/02
Toronto Globe
No Trouble at Pembroke
1915/12/02
Edmonton Bulletin
Pembroke Hub of Organized Spy System
1915/12/02
Edmonton Bulletin
Pembroke Hub of Organized Spy System
1915/12/03
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Pembroke Germans Withdrew Deposits
1915/12/04
Ottawa Journal
Because Borden Sent Men Over to Fight Huns Tory May Be Defeated
1915/12/04
Toronto Daily News
German Editor Asks for a Full Retraction
1915/12/04
Toronto Daily News
German Workmen in Pembroke Are Trusted in Manufacture of Munitions for Allies
1915/12/06
Toronto Daily News
Sensational Rumors Current in Pembroke for the Most Part Prove to be Unfounded
1915/12/06
Ottawa Journal
Two Suspicious Strangers with Suitcase Alarm Renfrew People
1915/12/08
Pembroke Standard
Mayor Morris Gives His Side of Interview
1915/12/08
Pembroke Standard
The Editor of German Post
1915/12/08
Pembroke Standard
The Mayor Questioned
1915/12/09
Pembroke Observer
Deutsch Post Defends German Residents
1915/12/09
Pembroke Observer
Mayor’s Interview Dicussed
1915/12/09
Pembroke Observer
Mayor’s Version, Journal Story
1915/12/09
Pembroke Observer
Ottawa Journal Stories
1915/12/09
Pembroke Observer
Reporters From Ottawa
1915/12/13
Toronto Daily News
Shells Made in Canada for the Russian Government are Tested at Petawawa Camp
1915/12/16
Pembroke Observer
A. Sandy Phillips from Petawawa
1915/12/16
Kitchener Daily British Whig
Interned on Strike
1915/12/16
Pembroke Observer
The Testing of Shells at Petawawa
1915/12/31
Crossfield Chronicle
Value of Internment Work
1915/12/31
Crossfield Chronicle
Value of Internment Work
1916/03/16
Pembroke Observer
100 More Men for Guard at Petawawa
1916/04/06
Toronto Daily News
No Mention of Niagara Camp
1916/04/06
Pembroke Observer
Will Take Prisoners from Petawawa Camp
1916/04/08
Kitchener Daily British Whig
To Send Troops to Petawawa
1916/04/14
Pembroke Standard
Boys in Khaki Resent German
1916/04/19
Pembroke Standard
Is Pro-Germanism Blocking Renfrew
1916/04/27
Pembroke Observer
Patriotic Words of German Pastor
1916/05/04
Toronto Daily Star
Transfers of Interned
1916/05/10
Pembroke Standard
Interns Gone
1916/05/10
Edmonton Bulletin
More Interned Prisoners
1916/05/10
Edmonton Bulletin
More Interned Prisoners
1916/05/13
Ottawa Journal
To Move Aliens from Petawawa Camp
1916/05/16
Edmonton Bulletin
Fatal Riot in Prison Camp among Interns
1916/05/16
Edmonton Bulletin
Fatal Riot in Prison Camp among Interns
1916/05/17
Brandon Daily Sun
Interned Men Seek Trouble, Got Cold Steel
1916/05/17
Pembroke Standard
Prisoners Give Some Trouble
1916/05/18
Pembroke Observer
20 Foreigners From Petawawa
1916/05/18
Pembroke Observer
J.A. Simpson Sheriff of Aliens
1916/05/18
Pembroke Observer
Petawawa Aliens Cause Trouble
1916/05/24
Pembroke Standard
Busy Scenes at Petawawa Camp
1916/05/29
Toronto Daily Star
Brigade at Petawawa
1916/05/30
Toronto Globe
Commander at Petawawa
1916/05/30
Toronto Daily Star
Draw Full Rank Pay
1916/05/30
Toronto Daily Star
To Command Petawawa
1916/06/01
Pembroke Observer
At Petawawa Camp
1916/06/06
Vancouver World
Arrives to Take Over Command
1916/06/16
Kitchener Daily British Whig
There are 5000 Men at Petawawa
1916/06/27
Toronto Daily Star
Youthful Batteries Made Great Showing
1916/07/13
Pembroke Observer
Criticizes Pembroke Authorities
1916/07/13
Pembroke Observer
Editorial on Irving
1916/07/13
Pembroke Observer
Lieut. Col. L. Irving Joins New Battalion
1916/07/18
Toronto Daily Star
Poor Treatment Given at Camp Petawawa
1916/07/20
Pembroke Observer
Why Petawawa not Being Used for Military Training
1916/08/05
Toronto Daily Star
News to Gen. Lessard
1916/08/10
Pembroke Observer
Disgraceful Conditions at Petawawa Camp Arouse Indignation
1916/08/22
Kitchener Daily British Whig
The Transfer to Petawawa
1916/08/30
Pembroke Standard
Major White’s Letter to Editor of the Observer
1916/10/12
Pembroke Observer
Inspector Bruels Arrested Again
1916/10/19
Pembroke Observer
Inspector Bruels in Reply to Accusers
1916/10/27
Toronto Daily Star
Hold Route March to Cedarvale
1916/11/16
Pembroke Observer
German Fundraising for War
1916/11/19
Pembroke Observer
A German Platoon
1916/11/23
Pembroke Observer
Alien Souls Play
1916/12/21
Pembroke Observer
Bruels Hearing Concluded Today
1917/01/03
Pembroke Standard
Second Fire at Petawawa
1917/01/18
Pembroke Observer
Judge Dowsley’s Report of Evidence of the Bruels Charges
1917/02/28
Steaua Noastra
Mica Publicitate: Caut
1917/04/25
Pembroke Standard
Two Austrians Sued
1917/05/31
Pembroke Observer
At Petawawa
1917/05/31
Pembroke Observer
Man Charged With Seditious Utterances
1917/06/02
Ottawa Journal
Charge of Sedition Faces Paul Kruger
1917/07/13
Ottawa Journal
Sgt. Gale Pembroke Killed in Action
1917/07/26
Pembroke Observer
Man Goes to Trial on Sedition Charge
1917/08/28
Toronto Daily Star
Amazing Tale of Waste
1917/09/07
Brandon Daily Sun
Four Prosecutions of Alien Enemies This Week
1917/09/28
Toronto Daily Star
Will Winter at Guelph
1917/11/09
Ottawa Journal
Aliens Factors in Renfrew Elections
1917/11/10
Ottawa Journal
Aliens a Factor in Renfrew
1917/12/05
Ottawa Journal
Used Vile Names About Officers at Militia Camp
1918/06/12
Red Deer News
Our Interned Aliens
1918/06/12
Red Deer News
Our Interned Aliens
1918/08/22
Pembroke Standard
HRH Prince Arthur Visits Petawawa Camp
1918/11/13
Steaua Noastra
Mica Publicitate: Caut
1920/05/13
Bassano Mail
Aliens Leaving Ontario
1920/05/13
Bassano Mail
Aliens Leaving Ontario
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