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Article Published in La Frontière Titled “Roc d’Or”

Article Published in La Frontière Titled “Roc d’Or”

Transcript of an article published January 20th 1938 about the choice of a name for Roc-d’Or. “Roc-d’Or: Such will be the name of the small village north of […]
Article Published in La Frontière Titled “Centralization”

Article Published in La Frontière Titled “Centralization”

Transcript of an article dated August 15, 1938, regarding the government’s wish to stop squatting in Abitibi. “Centralization : Construction of many small villages near the mines should […]
Article published in the Gazette du Nord, July 1925

Article published in the Gazette du Nord, July 1925

Transcript of La Gazette du Nord newspaper article, dated 24 July, 1925, about policing in Rouyn. “At present, the unrest that erupted in the Rouyn Township last spring has almost […]
Forms Completed During Home Visits

Forms Completed During Home Visits

During their visit to Roc-d’Or in August 1942, the investigators took photographs. They also filled out forms on each household. The record shows the name, age and employment […]
Article published in La Frontière, January 1938

Article published in La Frontière, January 1938

Transcript of an article covering the election of the Roc-d’Or Chamber of Commerce. “Roc-d’Or: Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and projects. The citizens of Roc d’Or have […]
The Shops in Roc-d’Or

The Shops in Roc-d’Or

This map is an excerpt from “De l’or… et des putes? [Gold … and Whores?], a book by Alexandre Faucher, published in 2014. Most of Roc-d’Or’s businesses fronted the […]
Malartic Mining Camp in the Mid-1940s

Malartic Mining Camp in the Mid-1940s

In 1939, the new town of Malartic sat on 2,590 acres. It covered the Canadian Malartic, East Malartic and Sladen (Barnat) Malartic mining claims. In May 1942, Malartic […]