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January |
January 12, 1934 |
A fire completely destroys the garage of the Klondike Airways Ltd., the Dawson-Whitehorse mail carrier. (see also August 18, 1933) The loss includes tools, equipment and freight. |
February |
February 2, 1934 |
Claire Wernecke is chosen to attend levee at the opening of parliament. |
March |
March 2, 1934 |
Mrs. W.A. Puckett, a pioneer of the north, passes away in Long Beach, California. |
March 2, 1934 |
Thomas "Blondie" Mallott, former member of the Northwest Mounted Police, passes away in Tacoma. |
March 23, 1934 |
Captain William Moore is according to the Whitehorse Star the oldest Alaska and Yukon resident. He has spent over 60 years in Alaska. |
May |
May 25, 1934 |
William Maher, a resident of Whitehorse since 1899 and Whitehorse's second oldest resident, passes away on May 21, 1934 |
June |
June 15, 1934 |
"Pete" McMillian, well-known Yukon pioneer and manager of the Pioneer and Whitepass Hotels, passes away on May 13, 1933. |
July |
July 6, 1934 |
The U.S. War Department announces that ten Martin bombers will make a training and photographic flight from Washington, D.C. to Fairbanks, and return. The flight will include a stop in Whitehorse. |
July 6, 1934 |
Pilot Bob Reeve sets a record in freighting over the last winter season. He transported 88,300 pounds of mining supplies to various points. |
July 13, 1934 |
On July 5, 1934, a fire in Dawson destroys the Yukon Consolidated Gold Corporation's machine shop at Bear Creek. |
July 13, 1934 |
White Pass & Yukon Route enters the commercial aviation business in the Yukon and Alaska Interior with the inauguration of airplane service between Skagway and Fairbanks. |
August |
August 3, 1934 |
Due to the expanding mining development, thirty dredges are in operation in the Nome district. |
August 24, 1934 |
Plans for a 2200 mile highway from Seattle to Fairbanks are announced and discussed in the U.S. Congress. |
August 31, 1934 |
A.T. Taddie is re-elected to the Yukon Council by acclamation. |
September |
September 14, 1934 |
Ottawa gives green light for the construction of a landing field at Dawson and for the reconditioning of the fields at Whitehorse and Mayo. |
September 21, 1934 |
The September 19th election for Councillor of the Southern Yukon is won by C.T. Atherton. He has a 4 vote majority over W.L. Phelps. |
September 21, 1934 |
On September 18, 1934, a disastrous fire reduces Nome to ashes and leaves 400 people homeless. The fire destroyed the business section and practically all of the residential area. |
September 28, 1934 |
The N.A. Timmins Corporation of Montreal purchases two Carmacks properties each consisting of a number of claims. (see also June 21, 1935) |
November |
November 2, 1934 |
Archbishop I.O. Stringer passes away October 29, 1934 in Winnipeg. |
November 23, 1934 |
Pacific Alaska Airways announces to inaugurate in spring 1935 a Juneau-Whitehorse-Fairbanks service. (see also April 6, 1935) |
December |
December 21, 1934 |
Wilbur D. Greenough, former manager of the Pueblo Mines, passes away on December 20, 1934 in Spokane. |