The Daily Colonist

Description

Title Proper	The Daily Colonist
Date(s)	1937 to 1950
General material designation	This fonds contains 56 textual records.
Scope and content	This fonds comprises ten series containing The Daily Colonist newspaper articles from 1937 to 1950 that pertain to the experiences of Japanese Canadians during World War II. Articles contain many mentions of property loss, fishing and land ownership restrictions, and loss claims made by Japanese Canadians at Bird Commission hearings.
Name of creator	University of Victoria Libraries collected this archive which is available on microfilm at the Mearns Centre - McPherson Library.
Immediate source of acquisition	The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

Structure

Repository

University of Victoria Libraries

Digital Objects (56)

Certain Japanese may be Affected by Recent Order

Canada May Utilize Vessels Taken from Japanese Fishermen

Wartime Housing in North Vancouver is Criticized in the House

Plans Arranged for Disposal of Japanese Boats

Navy Rounds up Hundreds of Japanese Fishing Boats on Pacific Coast

Fishing Interests have First Call on Japanese Fishboats

Seized Japanese Fishing Craft to be Used for Defence

Police Seize Cameras and Receiving Sets

Police Seizures are Continuing

Persons of Japanese Race Must Surrender Cars at Once

Police Check Japanese Car Owners

Over Five Hundred Fishing Boats Sold

Dispose of More than Eight Hundred Former Japanese Boats

Japanese are not Allowed to Buy Land

Disposal Committee Winding Up Affairs

Disposal of Enemy Property Imminent

Agreement Made for Development of Oil Property

Former Farms of Japanese for Veterans

Sale of Jap Property in BC Opposed

Purchase of Land by Japs Illegal

May Forbid Japanese Having Fishing Tackle

Cities Encroaching on Farm Lands

Value of Japanese Property Held in Custody is 1252953

Ousted Japanese Claim More Compensation Due

Mr Justice Bird Appointed to Investigate Loss Claims

Sessions on Japanese Claims Will Open First in Vancouver

Hearings to Begin Today into Claims of Japanese

Japanese Give Evidence at Kamloops on Monday

Appraisals of Property Under Fire at Hearing

Claims of Japanese Canadians Confuse Commission Hearings

Says Wartime Custodian Paid Japanese Wrong Compensation

Hearing Told Japanese Declined Funds

Commission May Last Three Years

Japanese Claims Group Handles Unique Hearings

Commission Resumes Hearings on Japanese Claims on Monday

Decree Closing Crown Lands to Japanese Held Not New

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The Daily Colonist

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Terminology

Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice. See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.