Guardian - Across the Island Columns

Transcriptions of Neil Matheson's column "Across the Island", which appeared weekly in The Guardian between 1960 and 1972. 
To learn more about Neil Matheson and his work at The Guardian, visit our online exhibit page: Neil A. Matheson and "Across the Island": Reintroducing One of P.E.I.'s Most Popular Newspaper Columns

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Across the Island - 1965 June 10
1965

Coghlan's Body Story Is Colorful 'Nonsense' -- Colorful Old Story Is Fantastic -- But It's Wrong, 'Pure Nonsense' -- Coghlan Wrote Play In This Room -- Started In P.E.I. Magazine?

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Across the Island - 1969 April 11
1969

Fantastic Story Entirely Untrue -- Would Return To P.E.I. -- Fantastic, Completely Untrue -- "The Lion And The Mouse" -- Store Hours in The Long Ago

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Across the Island - 1969 June 6
1969

Car Speed Limit In '20 Recalled -- No Engine Trouble -- Cars Had Their Troubles -- Roads Were Bad, Muddy -- Beautiful Hair

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Across the Island - 1967 April 13
1967

Ice-Breaker Stories Stir Great Interest -- Missed More Than A Week -- First Freight Trip Made

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Across the Island - 1969 December 19
1969

'Romantic Story' Seems Cruel Hoax -- Story Of Valuable Property -- Search In Person -- A Welcome Home

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Across the Island - 1969 April 18
1969

Famous War Event Recalled In Letter -- Story Is Recalled -- Murderous Cross Fire -- Brigade Is Destroyed

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Across the Island - 1971 October 27
1971

MacAusland Woolen Mills Visit Interests -- More Than A Century -- Hunt For Machinery -- Lost One Daughter -- This One Is Different -- 40 Years Good Interest -- Australian Lambs' Wool

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Across the Island - 1964 November 26
1964

Island's Historians Are Award Winners -- Work Translated Into Spanish -- Butter Survey Is Interesting -- Grand Champion Corrections -- First SPF Pigs On Island

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Across the Island - 1964 May 29
1964

Ghost Stories Heard From Many Districts -- Dark Bay Horse Turns White -- Phantom Prowler Tough Opponent -- Barn Was Built On Fairy Hill -- Butter Would Not Come In Churn -- Captain Seeks Ship After 25 Years -- Step-Dancing And Fiddling Contest

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Across the Island - 1962 October 26
1962

Gold Mine Try At Cape Wolf -- Wolfe's Landing Place Is Unmarked -- Brick Clay Healed Stubborn Sore -- First Acadian Priest Ordained Here

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Across the Island - 1965 August 12
1965

'Pretty Yellow Pigs' Spanish Armada Gold -- Kettle Was Full Of Golden 'Pigs' -- Bonshaw Road Race Recalled -- Puppet Show Is Really Fun -- Impromptu Star Has Island Parents

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Across the Island - 1971 April 26
1971

Perilous Winter Trip Is Recalled By Lady -- Tried To Walk To Shore -- Two Women In Party -- Water Leads Were Sighted -- Ship Had Reached Souris

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Across the Island - 1968 February 22
1968

Travelling In 1894 Recalled By Stories -- Commons Committee Trip Easy -- Teare's Directory Of P.E.I. -- Summerside Bank -- Board, Studies For $64 A Year -- Leading Newspaper

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Across the Island - 1969 January 31
1969

1907 Praise Warm For Business College -- "Indispensable Institution" -- First Lady Graduate -- Irishmen Triumph Over Judge -- Here's Their Story -- Strange Copper Tool

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Across the Island - 1970 May 7
1970

Ex-Athletes Are Candidates -- Referee Of Ability -- Schurman And Hogan -- Doug McGowan Seen -- Holland Anniversary -- Wants Old Car Plates

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