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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bawlf Grain Elevator / Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (Makaroff, Municipality of Roblin)
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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
A wooden grain elevator at Makaroff, on the CNR Togo Subdivision in what is now the Municipality of Roblin, was built around 1919 by the N. Bawlf Grain Company. Sold to Manitoba Pool Elevators in 1927, it operated until 1981. The elevator has since been removed from the site.
Agents / Buyers
Period
Agent / Buyer
1919-1927
?
1927-1929
J. S. Buchanan
1929-1932
Harold Richard “Harry” Ballance (1907-1990)
1932-1942
S. M. Currey
1942-1943
J. A. Reid
1943-1945
A. M. Shauer
1945-1954
D. G. Clark
1954-1957
Charles E. “Ted” Griffiths (1912-1977)
1957-1967
Stanley Alexander Stoughton (1929-2005)
1967-1968
Calvin Magee
1968-1969
Adam C. Negrych
1969-1972
Grant P. Pattimore
1972-1974
George W. Jamieson
1974-1978
Don L. Smart
1978
Garry Propp
1978-1980
Ernie Skocylas
1980-1981
Tom Messinbird
Photos & Coordinates
Aerial view of grain elevator at Makaroff (1964)
Source: Manitoba Air Photo Library, A18701-115Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.34885, W101.50849
denoted by symbol on the map above
Sources:
Obituary [C. E. Griffiths], Winnipeg Free Press, 29 November 1977, page 152.
Manitoba Pool Fonds, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections.
Obituary [Harry Ballance], Winnipeg Free Press, 10 December 1990, page 21.
Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (grant 19F-H51134, 2019-2020).
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Denis Sabourin (Denis Sabourin Geomatics).
Page revised: 23 July 2023
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