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MILITARY HELICOPTER was diverted to New Westminster in case government decided to give to three prisoners' demands to be flown out of British Columbia(...)
MILITARY HELICOPTER was diverted to New Westminster in case government decided to give to three prisoners' demands to be flown out of British Columbia(...)

MILITARY HELICOPTER was diverted to New Westminster in case government decided to give to three prisoners' demands to be flown out of British Columbia(...)

Date6/10/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: MILITARY HELICOPTER was diverted to New Westminster in case government decided to give to three prisoners' demands to be flown out of British Columbia petitentiary and eventually to another country. The 41-hour drama ended early today with one of 15 hostages dead and two convicts injured. A prison official said after the guards and police rushed the three inmates: the drama has ended.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011284F
      High arctic exploration demands massive injections of manpower, equipment (like this helicopter) -- and capital
      High arctic exploration demands massive injections of manpower, equipment (like this helicopter) -- and capital
      Lennon, Frank
      10/22/1974
      As three lifers hold 15 hostages in the British Columbia penitentiary, at New Westminster, prison director Dragan Cernetic (centre) confers with two o(...)
      As three lifers hold 15 hostages in the British Columbia penitentiary, at New Westminster, prison director Dragan Cernetic (centre) confers with two o(...)
      Mahler, John
      6/9/1975
      Neglect of the federal government to meet the lawful demands of the half-breeds of the Northwest
      Neglect of the federal government to meet the lawful demands of the half-breeds of the Northwest
      Ryan, Matthew, 1810-1888
      1885
      A selection of some of the most interesting narratives, of outrages, committed by the Indians, in their wars, with the white people. Also, an account of their manners, customs, traditions, religious sentiments, mode of warfare, military tactics, discipline and encampments, treatment of prisoners, &c. which are better explained, and more minutely related, than has been heretofore done, by any other author on that subject. Many of the articles have never before appeared in print. The whole compiled from the best authorities
      A selection of some of the most interesting narratives, of outrages, committed by the Indians, in their wars, with the white people. Also, an account of their manners, customs, traditions, religious sentiments, mode of warfare, military tactics, discipline and encampments, treatment of prisoners, &c. which are better explained, and more minutely related, than has been heretofore done, by any other author on that subject. Many of the articles have never before appeared in print. The whole compiled from the best authorities
      Harrisburg Publishing Company
      1888
      A selection of some of the most interesting narratives, of outrages, committed by the Indians, in their wars, with the white people. Also, an account of their manners, customs, traditions, religious sentiments, mode of warfare, military tactics, discipline and encampments, treatment of prisoners, &c. which are better explained, and more minutely related, than has been heretofore done, by any other author on that subject. Many of the articles have never before appeared in print. The whole compiled from the best authorities
      A selection of some of the most interesting narratives, of outrages, committed by the Indians, in their wars, with the white people. Also, an account of their manners, customs, traditions, religious sentiments, mode of warfare, military tactics, discipline and encampments, treatment of prisoners, &c. which are better explained, and more minutely related, than has been heretofore done, by any other author on that subject. Many of the articles have never before appeared in print. The whole compiled from the best authorities
      Harrisburg Publishing Company
      1888
      Map and information concerning the city and district of New Westminster and province of British Columbia, 1889
      Map and information concerning the city and district of New Westminster and province of British Columbia, 1889
      Columbian Print
      1889?
      Map of a portion of British Columbia / compiled from the surveys & explorations of the Royal Navy & Royal Engineers, at the camp, New Westminster Novr. 24th 1859
      Map of a portion of British Columbia / compiled from the surveys & explorations of the Royal Navy & Royal Engineers, at the camp, New Westminster Novr. 24th 1859
      Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
      1859
      Map of a portion of British Columbia / compiled from the surveys & explorations of the Royal Navy & Royal Engineers, at the camp, New Westminster Novr. 24th 1859
      Map of a portion of British Columbia / compiled from the surveys & explorations of the Royal Navy & Royal Engineers, at the camp, New Westminster Novr. 24th 1859
      Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
      1859
      Canadian prisoners : the case of the twelve Canadians, now in Newgate, has in some quarters been very little attended to, and in others altogether misapprehended
      Canadian prisoners : the case of the twelve Canadians, now in Newgate, has in some quarters been very little attended to, and in others altogether misapprehended
      John Childs and Son
      1839
      Report of the case of the Canadian prisoners, with an introduction on the writ of Habeas corpus
      Report of the case of the Canadian prisoners, with an introduction on the writ of Habeas corpus
      A. Maxwell
      1839
      British Columbia. Returns of all appointments, civil, military and ecclesiastical, made or authorised by the Home Government, to the Colony of British(...)
      British Columbia. Returns of all appointments, civil, military and ecclesiastical, made or authorised by the Home Government, to the Colony of British(...)
      Great Britain. Colonial Office
      1859
      Stephen Markle works out daily with weights to meet Zastrozzi's physical demands, but feels he flourishes in the role
      Stephen Markle works out daily with weights to meet Zastrozzi's physical demands, but feels he flourishes in the role
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      11/24/1977