Odd Jobs

AUG 19, 20259 MIN
Stories From Another Day

Odd Jobs

AUG 19, 20259 MIN

Description

<p>This summer, we’re setting sail beyond Collingwood! Join us as we follow the incredible adventures of ships built right here in Collingwood - travelling oceans, crossing decades, and surviving wars, disasters, and even a few identity changes! In this, our last summer episode, we uncover the unexpected careers of Hull 71, <em>Charles Dick</em>, and Hull 86, <em>Gate Lifter No. 1</em>. and see how form follows function as their unusual jobs influenced the very way they were designed.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Picture:</strong></p><p>Gate Lifter No. 1 departs Collingwood Harbour on October 23, 1930, under tow by the tugboats <em>James Whalen </em> and <em>Muscallonge</em>. [Collingwood Museum Collection, X971.867.1] </p><p><strong>Research:</strong></p><p>Gillham, Skip. Ships of Collingwood. Glenaden Press, Vineland ON.</p><p><a href="https://collingwoodhistoricalsociety.com/stories/f/the-collingwood-shipyard-and-the-welland-canal#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20world's%20outstanding,of%20which%20weighs%20500%20tons">https://collingwoodhistoricalsociety.com/stories/f/the-collingwood-shipyard-and-the-welland-canal#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20world&#39;s%20outstanding,of%20which%20weighs%20500%20tons</a></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Check out Stories From Another Day on MillionPodcasts <a href="https://public.millionpodcasts.com/v1/public/tk/GEbRwGYh5%2Bsa3d1TCQ1a1u9KCPSeXO3lFCgoXNICTwUbSwPunlgXGUYkJVjS%2BFUG3k4D449V4B5OJCVUFg4TCR5G9%2BGhXSblJCYlUgMIVQ4hRfm9oVYnJgsmJVIDAkv9GFcBvXQaEhtSEhpRygpaBg5FA%2B6iTiEqIiUWUhQBRw0UQfasWl0sJkru8UsTAVIIJlcErFpWIhpK7vEW">⁠https://www.millionpodcasts.com/local-history-podcasts/⁠</a></p>