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Bunty Lawless wins Orpen Classic in Toronto, Ontario.

Crowd gather at the re-running of Orpen Classic in Toronto, Ontario. Horses race on the track. Lots of people standing at the inner ground see the race. Commentators speaking on microphone and the race proceeds. Bunty Lawless, horse number 2 wins.

Date: 1939, June
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034133
Newsreel titled 'Miner hits Jackpot' depicting a man Ulric 'Spud' Arsenault counting money in his room

Newsreel titled 'Miner hits Jackpot' depicting a man Ulric 'Spud' Arsenault writing on a carved post and viewing his gold mine claim area. He counts bundles of currency notes worth $100,000 in his room. His room is full with bundles of notes which he got from his amazing gold claim at 'Yellowknife'. Woman helping him total the bills with an adding machine.

Date: 1946, May 20
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036131
One dollar bills being burnt at the Bank of Cannada in Ottawa, Cannada

At the Bank of Cannada in Ottawa staff members put one dollar bills in bales of five hundred bills so as to take them out of circulation. These bales of one dollar bills are put in sacks and are burnt in a furnace. Since one dollar bills have a life span of one or two years they are destroyed.

Date: 1946, November
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037423
Fire at home for mutes in Montreal in Quebec

A film titled '740 escape unhurt as flames sweep home for mutes' shows a home for mutes on fire as fire fighters spray water to extinguish the fire in Montreal in Quebec. People stand by the road side as fire fighters perform rescue work. Wrecked furniture is seen. (World War II period).

Date: 1941
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037923
Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson arrives at Caledon for 11th World Ploughing Contest.

Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson arrives at Caledon in a Canadian Air Force helicopter. He has come to attend 11th World Ploughing Contest. He inspects a two ton globe which is a symbol of agriculture's part in making a peaceful society. Prime Minister and others walking and inspecting latest farm machinery. Many views farmers from different countries driving tractors and ploughing field. People and VIPs watching. as Championship awards are given to winners. The silver Canadian plowing trophy goes to Stan Willis of Cornwall, Prince Edward Island. The overall gold plowing trophy goes to a contestant from Sweden.

Date: 1963, October 14
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039176
Fabrication of Avrocar at a factory in Toronto.

Fabrication of the Avrocar at a factory in Toronto, Ontario. Crane hoists Avrocar machine part and workers work on Avrocar.

Date: 1960, February 3
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675039678