08-05-2009, 07:44 AM
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Re: The word "navvie also spelled navvy
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Originally Posted by lighthead2toe
The CPR was built mainly by Chinese workers (navvies, as they were called) and they suffered greatly. Apart from construction accidents many died from disease and even starvation. The numbers ranged in the thousands on both projects.
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http://www.straight.com/article-2441...nadian-history
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