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Armories were quickly constructed in a country which knew little of the mechanic arts; guns and ammunition were ordered from Europe and from Northern manufacturers as fast as trusty agents could make arrangements; shipbuilding was resorted to on the banks of the sluggish rivers; and machinists and sailors were imported from the North and from
Expansion and Conflict William E. Dodd
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The great Armories were thronged with people and hundreds had to be refused permission to enter.
"The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders John Allister Currie
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We entrained safely and made a brave show as we marched up Queen Street to the Armories, the pipes playing
"The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders John Allister Currie
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Armories or halls are excellent places to rehearse in; so are gymnasiums.
Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People Constance D'Arcy Mackay
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The Armories rang with cheers as the pipes struck up the war tune, "Well take the High Road," and the battalion swung out of the doors and into the drizzling rain that was falling, but in spite of which, thousands of people lined the streets.
"The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders John Allister Currie
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Armories during the noon-hour, when the men would be allowed to see their friends or sweethearts.
"The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders John Allister Currie
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I knew that the suitcase contained thirty sticks of dynamite and if exploded would blow up the Armories and all the ammunition and kill every man in it.
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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Walkerville road to the Armories at Windsor, and carried the suitcase.
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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When you got to the Armories did you know where to place it?
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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Did you deliberately fix this bomb that you took to the Armories so that it would not explode?
History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Richard Joseph Beamish 1895
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