Craigellachie

The last spike, which was driven in at a place called Craigellachie, by Mrs. Mackenzie, widow of the Premier under whom the C.P.R. had been commenced, was of an unusual character, for it was of eighteen - carat gold.

The Days Before Yesterday Frederick Spencer Hamilton 1892

I have often seen Mrs. Mackenzie wearing the original gold spike, with "Craigellachie" on it in diamonds.

The Days Before Yesterday Frederick Spencer Hamilton 1892

Craigellachie, in East St. Kilda, was built for my great-great-grandfather, William Pearson, in 1876, but his third and oldest surviving son used it as his family pied-a-terre in Melbourne after Mr. Pearson died in 1893.

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William Pearson, of Kilmany Park, Sale, and Craigellachie, East St. Kilda, which took place at the latter place on Thursday afternoon [August 10, 1893].

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Something of the devotion of the parents is clearly visible here, as well as the almost raffish informality of the Australian golden boy and heir to Kilmany Park and Craigellachie.

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We popped over to Craigellachie long enough to take in the awesome barley smell, and purchase some rare classics from the Macallan line.

yes, my gourd 2006

We popped over to Craigellachie long enough to take in the awesome barley smell, and purchase some rare classics from the Macallan line.

john o'groats says so 2006

Parlabane was replaying the tape, Nicole having retreated to the hall where she shared a can of Coke with Paul as Tam helped himself to large measures of the Secretary of State's Craigellachie.

Boiling a Frog Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2000

The Governor General, Lord Dufferin, welcomed me back, and we built the CPR after all, "Stand fast, Craigellachie!" fulfilling our contract with the British Columbians.

Dominion of Canada Day Luncheon 1983

It was within one year of the date (November 7, 1885) when the last spike was struck at Craigellachie, signifying completion of the transcontinental railway line between Montreal and Vancouver, that the company entered the hotel business by opening the Mount Stephen House at Field, B.C.

Hospitality: Past, Present and Future 1979