Kingsley
It’s true! That transport truck driving along the inland highway is owned by Kingsley Trucking but go back to 1893 when Jim Kingsley was born in Victoria – that’s where the story begins.
Jim’s dad, Jack meets Mary Mills, marries, has children but Jack goes north for the excitement of the Gold Rush. Wife Mary and children move to Parksville to live with Mary’s father, William Mills on the
Of course, more happens – p. 46 Parksville & then some by Marjorie Leffler
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Jim Kingsley with Shelly, Fred Banks, Harry Bulter, Ted Rawlings, and Waren-Banks
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