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First ship enters port. Bruce Grout, 10, plays helsman at the wheel of oil carrier Imperial Windsor, while ship's captain James Irwin stands behind hi(...)
First ship enters port. Bruce Grout, 10, plays helsman at the wheel of oil carrier Imperial Windsor, while ship's captain James Irwin stands behind hi(...)

First ship enters port. Bruce Grout, 10, plays helsman at the wheel of oil carrier Imperial Windsor, while ship's captain James Irwin stands behind hi(...)

Date4/4/1970
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  • First ship enters port. Bruce Grout, 10, plays helsman at the wheel of oil carrier Imperial Windsor, while ship's captain James Irwin stands behind hi(...)
  • First ship enters port. Bruce Grout; 10; plays helsman at the wheel of oil carrier Imperial Windsor; while ship's captain James Irwin stands behind him in traditional high hat presented each year to the first cargo ship to dock tin Toronto.
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Original Toronto Star caption: First ship enters port. Bruce Grout; 10; plays helsman at the wheel of oil carrier Imperial Windsor; while ship's captain James Irwin stands behind him in traditional high hat presented each year to the first cargo ship to dock tin Toronto.
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      Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
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