The Bulman Allison Sawmill (later : Bulman Lumber Company) was established at Cusheon Cove on Salt Spring Island between the years 1906 and 1908. The largest mill to operate on the Gulf Islands, it was plagued with bad luck culminating in the collapse of its wharf in the late twenties.
(refer: Toynbee’s Snapshots of Early Salt Spring)

Accession number: 2005003001

Bulman Allison Sawmill

According to Toynbee’s Snapshots of Early Salt Spring, this image depicts a scow being loaded at the Bulman Allison sawmill about 1914. Mr and Mrs Stephen Carter are standing on the dock, looking on, with one of the mill workers in front of them.

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Date: about 1914

Source: Toynbee, per Robert M. Akerman

Accession number: 2005003002

Bulman Allison Sawmill

This photo of a group of people in front of the cookhouse at the Bulman Allison Sawmill is actually a wedding photo. The bride and groom have not been identified, but it is thought that he might be one of the millworkers or they might be local residents who used the cookhouse for the wedding reception.

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Date: about 1912

Source: Toynbee, per Robert M. Akerman

Accession number: 2005003005

Bulman Allison Sawmill

William Bulman, standing and secretary sitting, in the office of the Bulman Allison sawmill

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Date: 1913

Source: Richard Bulman, grandson of William Bulman

Dimensions: 1920 x 2880 pixels

Extent and Physical Description: digital image

Accession number: 2005003006

The Bulman Allison Sawmill (with one smoke stack, it had two later on).

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Dimensions: 6 x 10 cm

Extent and Physical Description: small sepia tone snapshot

Accession number: 2005003008

William and Sarah Bulman with Infant Son, William E Bulman

William Bulman with his wife, Sarah and infant William Ellerington.

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Location: Richard Bulman

Date: 1905

Source: Richard Bulman, grandson of William Bulman

Dimensions: 1187 x 1130 pixels

Extent and Physical Description: digital image

Accession number: 2005004007

The Bulman family home and the original barn. Note the car in the centre and the barn to the right.

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Accession number: 2006004001

The original Bulman house, built circa 1909 or 1910, a little luxury in the middle of the bush.

Accession number: 2006004002

Accession number: 2006004003

Bulman’s second house located above the Cusheon Cove property, 1946.

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Date: 1946

Accession number: 2006004004

Sheep were raised in small barn near the original Bulman house.

Accession number: 2006004005

The Victor Lumber Company, formerly the Bulman Lumber Company Sawmill.

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Date: 1924

Accession number: 2006004006

The Bulman Allison Sawmill was established at Cusheon Cove on Salt Spring Island between the years 1906 and 1908. The largest mill to operate on the Gulf Islands, it was plagued with bad luck culminating in the collapse of its wharf in the late twenties.

(refer: Toynbee’s Snapshots of Early Salt Spring)

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Accession number: 2006004007

Willie Bullman, son of William Bullman.

Accession number: 2006004008

A distant shot of the former Bulman Lumber Company (now Victor Lumber Company) sawmill, with a freighter tied to the dock

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Accession number: 2006004009

Bulman Lumber Company Sawmill was later run by the Victor Lumber Company.

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Accession number: 2006004010

Accession number: 2006004011

Cusheon Cove

Over a million feet of lumber was dumped into the sea when the wharf collapsed. Some of it can be seen between the scow and the shore. The wharf collapsed in 1926. The large building in the background is the bunkhouse. The bunk house was horseshoe shaped and could accomodate 150 workers.

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Accession number: 2006004012

Share certificate in the Bulman-Allison Lumber Company owned by John Parker Ellerington, Sarah Bullman’s brother.

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Date: 1908

Accession number: 2006004014

William Bulman age 84 on Salt Spring Island.
Mr. Hilliar, carpenter on the farm on Salt Spring Island.

Bulman died in 1948

Collection: Cusheon Cove Collection

Date: 1948

Source: Richard Bulman, grandson of William Bulman

Accession number: 2006004015

Cusheon Cove Mill after it closed in 1930. Probably taken in the early- to mid- 1930s.

Accession number: 50177

From left: Douglass McLennan, Mr and Mrs Bulman and child, Maggie, Findlay standing on Beaver Point Road.

Collection: McLennan Collection

Accession number: 99049048

Snapshot taken at Bulman home at Cusheon Cove (Allison Bulman Mill) 1908

Maggie with Arthur Bulman, Murray, Willie Bulman. Mr and Mrs Bulman on veranda to right.

Collection: McLennan Collection

Location: Salt Spring Island Archives

Date: 1908

Accession number: 99049057

Cusheon Cove sawmill

3 x 5” b/w photo of buildings and sawmill machinery

Collection: Charles Kahn Collection

Accession number: CKC. 998.162.101

Cusheon Cove sawmill

3.5 x 5” b/w photo of log dump and sluice at Bulman-Allison mill (during construction) in Cusheon Cove

Collection: Charles Kahn Collection

Accession number: CKC. 998.162.101