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Robert Eakins (fl. 1944)

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Robert Eakins

Robert Eakins was a resident of the Thunder Bay District noted in Port Arthur News-Chronicle in 1944.[1]

Newspaper record

  • Biographical notice in Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 1944-01-26.[1]
    • Military rank: Lt.
    • Index note: Home on leave.
  • Photo notice in Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 1945-08-27.[2]
    • Military rank: Lt.
    • Index note: New Commander of Griffon.

Thunder Bay Museum material (October 2026)

A Bob Eakins, treasurer of the Port Arthur Ski Club and possibly this person, valued the clubhouse that burned on 3 December 1939 at about $2,500.[3] See History of skiing in Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Museum material.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 26 January 1944, p. 3
  2. ↑ Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 27 August 1945, p. 1
  3. ↑ "Fire Destroys Ski Clubhouse". Port Arthur News-Chronicle, 4 December 1939, p. 1; clipping from the Thunder Bay Museum archives, supplied by Emma Hurley Warren (archival assistant) in an email to Michael Currie, 26 October 2026 (personal communication). Scan.