Russell Curling Club Through Decades of Growth and Change
The Russell Curling Club evolved from its early Squamish era, expanding membership to 42 by 1894 and undergoing name changes from Asessippi Shell River to Shell River and then to Russell Curling Club. Key figures included J. G. Boulton, J. A. Gill, D. Wilson, and W. Doig, with building plans for a rink and a 1901 shareholders list for the Russell Rink Assoc. along with leaders A. G. P. Smellie and T. A. Wright.
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Russell
Asessippi Shell Riv
Perther
Shell River Curling Club
Winni
Frvssell
West Zoompson
J. G. Boultn
Wright
Fenry Gill
J. A
Stewart Gill
Mr. McKenzie
F. G. Richardson
Shell River Club
James Fisher
P. Alex. McDonagh
J. D. Kippan
John Brown
Russell Rink Assoc
A. G. P. Smellie
T. A. Wright
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Winnipeg Curling Club Pioneers and Empire Trophy Era
The article recalls early Winnipeg curlers led by John J. Moon and W. Barrett-Lennard who helped establish a rink on the Robertson garage site by 1901. It notes the club won the Empire Trophy at the Winnipeg Bonspiel in 1906 and 1907 with team members William Thom Oliver Olson Dunton Kippan and F T Matheson.
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Dunton Kippan
F. T. Matheson
Ship
James Clee
J. W. Currie
E. M. Williams
G. B. Baker
D. R. icKenzie
K.S. Hog
R. H. Mclum
Joe McIntyre
J. S. Warrington
C. W. Thom
Jack Dutton
William Hyde
A. L. Bu
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Club
B. Stewart
D. T. Wilson
H. Gill
J. H. Kines
R. Denmark
D. Senith
Gee Ford
J. G. Boulton
Walter Gordon
J. A. McDonald
J. Gil.enrist
W. Robertson
R. McKenzie
Frank Matheson
J. G. Kippan
Lawrence Boulton
Ev. R. Hoge
Frank Schwallas
Thom
John Thor
Jack Brown
John Kelso
John W. Hill
Ledingham
Torrow
Rexall Drug Store
W. Hancock