Chas Aitkens at the controls of Estevan Wireless Station c.1930
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Bill Cooper, an operator at Gonzales (Victoria) Wireless Station. 101      Bill Cooper, an operator at Gonzales (Victoria) Wireless Station.  Most likely in the 1930's.
A lad horsing around with a pail on his head. 102      A lad horsing around with a pail on his head.  The location is unidentified but there are a couple of clues--the first is the driftwood porch and the second is the lay of the land in the back.  I think it may be the Bull Harbour Station.  Take a look at Bowerman photo 248 here and notice the driftwood porch.  248 has steps to the ground, where as this building doesn't appear high enough to accommodate a similar fitting.  The houses are different, but the station may have more than one of these porches.  For instance the building in Bowerman 247 shows a porch with similar construction and is much closer to the ground
Two painters at an unknown station. 103      Two painters at an unknown station.
Alert Bay photo.  Two chaps admiring a large native carving. 104      Alert Bay photo.  Two chaps admiring a large native carving.  They may be radio operators from the station.
Chas Aitkens' 1926 Radio Operating Certificate. 105      Chas Aitkens' 1926 Radio Operating Certificate.  He has been examined on shipboard Marconi equipment.  Photo is from the back of the certificate.
Receiver is a "Universal Radio Receiver Type 707. Operations room someplace. 106      Some resemblance to the banner photo at the top of this page, isn't there!  On the back it says "Static on the old junk box".  Receiver is a "Universal Radio Receiver Type 707".  Differences noted between this and photo 017 is the positioning of a typewriter where the receiver is in this photo.  Tube transmitters in both photos.  Also notice the 'new fangled bug key' in use instead of the Morse type.  Could be Estevan again, but at a different period.
Residence at Bull Harbour Wireless. 107      Residence at Bull Harbour Wireless, taken westward from the porch of a second.  Entrance to the harbour in the background.
Chas Aitkens, on the right, did a stint of working holiday on a CPR Princess boat. 108      This photo, 109 and 110 have the same people in them.  Chas Aitkens did a stint of working holiday on a CPR Princess boat.  Chas is on the right.
Three lads on a vessel. Chas is on the left. 109      Chas is on the left.  The wavy sleeve rings on Chas may signify something.  (In WW2 I think it meant you were a navy volunteer--but this photo was taken before that time and is on a commercial vessel.)
Chas is on the left. Vessel deck location. 110      Chas is on the left.
Mast shot of the residences at Bull Harbour Wireless Station. 111      Mast shot of the residences at Bull Harbour Wireless Station.
Chas Aitkens on the back left and Harold Tee on the right. 112      Most likely taken at Bull Harbour.  Chas Aitkens on the back left and Harold Tee on the right.  The other two men appear in 113.
Chas Aitkens on the left and Harold Tee in the middle. 113      Most likely taken at Bull Harbour.  The white path is the clue.  Chas Aitkens on the left and Harold Tee in the middle.  Late 1920's I suspect.
Chas Aitkens on the right.  Other two gents are unknown 114      Chas Aitkens on the right.  Other two gents are unknown [for now :-)]
Ray Spouse, wireless/power house operator on the left and wireless operator Phil Eldridge on the right. 115      Ray Spouse, wireless/power house operator on the left and wireless operator Phil Eldridge on the right.  Photo taken at the base of one of the light tower's buttresses.  Period is the 1930's.
Wireless operator Chas Aitkens at Estevan Point in the 1930's. 116      Wireless operator Chas Aitkens at Estevan Point in the 1930's.
Person is unidentified in the photo taken at Estevan Point in the 1930's. 117      Person is unidentified in the photo taken at Estevan Point in the 1930's.  Could be Phil Eldridge?
1924-25 at Bull Harbour. Chas Aitkens on the beach with child. 118      1924-25 at Bull Harbour.  Note on the back: "My best girl and I on the beach. The office is in the extreme left hand corner & our house & one mast behind me."
    Fran Aitkens adds: "The child may be Zola Tee? or one of the Harris's children?"

    Operator Chas Aitkens is the subject.
Bull Harbour 1924-25. Mailman sawing wood. Harris & Tee house in the background.  119       1924-25 at Bull Harbour.  Note on the back: "Our mail man at work sawing wood on the beach.  Harris's and Tee's houses, respectively." 
      May 10/09 Ken Gibson emailed me and said: "That's a "Gilcrist' log Jack.  Nobody knows what that is anymore -I got three or four -I collected.  Ken"
 
Mrs. Lofty Harris at Bull Harbour 1924-24.  120       1924-25 at Bull Harbour.  Note on the back: "Mrs. Harris"   This would be the Effie, the wife of operator Lofty Harris.

     Read a letter from Operator Chas Aitkens describing 1925 Christmas at Bull Harbour.  Also contains a letter from February 1926.
Operator Aitkens house on the Bull Harbour beach. 1924-25  121       1924-25 at Bull Harbour.  Note on the back: "Our house from the beach"   This would be the single men's quarters.

     1920's Bull Harbour construction crew is sitting on a similarly decorated porch here.
1924-25 at Bull Harbour. Operator Chas Aitkens second from right. 122       1924-25 at Bull Harbour.   No note on its back. (Chas Aitkens is second from right. Possibly Tee on right?)  
  123       "Mrs. Tee at her gardening.  Entrance to Harbour in the background."
  124       "The Boss. Tee on the beach"   Harold Tee worked with Jack Bowerman on Triangle Island 10 years before this photo was taken.
Bull Harbour 1924-25. Harold Tee in boat.  125      "Tee in the boat"   This would be operator Harold Tee.  Time is 1924-25.

     I didn't realize outboard motors were available then, but poking around on the Internet I found this motor appears to be a 2 HP 2 cylinder Johnson Model A from 1922.