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Arriving at the 6th Siding
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Government Policy to develop Canada and the North West Territories lead us to the 6th Siding.
1 of 46 		A few settlers arrived before the railway.
2 of 46 		The James Murray Family Homesteads
3 of 46 		James Murray sends a letter to Dr. Clark in 1897.
4 of 46 		James Murray and his sons who homesteaded in the Murray Valley in the Olds district.
5 of 46 		Family chart of the Murray family.
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West of Olds, logging was a business. Settlers logged for their own needs and for much needed cash.
7 of 46 		It was not all work. Horse racing was a major sport.
8 of 46 		James Murray's oldest son George with his wife Cristina (Moffat) and their sons.
9 of 46 		James Murray in the 'Rabbit Years'.
10 of 46 		Mary Jane came to the 6th Siding after James, Robert, and Arch set up their 'soddie' house.
11 of 46 		James Murray's son Robert homesteaded at Murray Valley.
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Arch and George Murray.
13 of 46 		David Shannon settles at the 6th Siding.
14 of 46 		A David Shannon built house and some of the contents.
15 of 46 		'Olds Station', built at the 6th Siding in 1891 by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
16 of 46 		Not all came by railway.
17 of 46 		Homesteaders and job seekers like the Samis family lived off the land in Olds
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