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Bruce Oliver, right, and John Wylie display record catch that earned Oliver the grand prize in Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt/D8
Bruce Oliver, right, and John Wylie display record catch that earned Oliver the grand prize in Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt/D8

Bruce Oliver, right, and John Wylie display record catch that earned Oliver the grand prize in Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt/D8

Date9/9/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bruce Oliver; right; and John Wylie display record catch that earned Oliver the grand prize in Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt/D8
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0119432F
Catchy catch, The fishin' was fine, by anyone's scale, and Ivan Sut - aboard the Charter I - had this 17-pound coho salmon to display yesterday as his entry in The Star's Great Salmon Hunt
Catchy catch, The fishin' was fine, by anyone's scale, and Ivan Sut - aboard the Charter I - had this 17-pound coho salmon to display yesterday as his entry in The Star's Great Salmon Hunt
Spremo, Boris
9/4/1979
Great catch for winner, Natural Resources Minister John Snobelen, right, presents William Beacham of Dundas and wife Diana with Great Salmon Hunt gran(...)
Great catch for winner, Natural Resources Minister John Snobelen, right, presents William Beacham of Dundas and wife Diana with Great Salmon Hunt gran(...)
Mahler, John
9/13/1998
Frank lafrate of Brampton holds his winning catch in the Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt, a 36
Frank lafrate of Brampton holds his winning catch in the Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt, a 36
Darrell, Dick
9/16/1984
Fine catch: Blair Dawson, left, biologist for the ministry of natural resources, and Ken loftus, provincial fisheries scientist, admire coho caught in The Toronto Star's Great Salmon Hunt
Fine catch: Blair Dawson, left, biologist for the ministry of natural resources, and Ken loftus, provincial fisheries scientist, admire coho caught in The Toronto Star's Great Salmon Hunt
Power, John
9/22/1980
Big winner: Danny Patrick of Trenton shows off his new 26-foot cruiser, just part of his $125,000 booty as grand prize winner of the Great Salmon Hunt
Big winner: Danny Patrick of Trenton shows off his new 26-foot cruiser, just part of his $125,000 booty as grand prize winner of the Great Salmon Hunt
Gardner, Scott
9/3/1989
Toronto Star's Great Salmon Hunt
Toronto Star's Great Salmon Hunt
Spremo, Boris
8/16/1980
Something fishy, The Star's Great Salmon Hunt got into full swing yesterday, the first day that large number of fish were caught
Something fishy, The Star's Great Salmon Hunt got into full swing yesterday, the first day that large number of fish were caught
Bull, Ron
8/31/1979
First up in The Star's Great Salmon Hunt was Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, who cast the initial line
First up in The Star's Great Salmon Hunt was Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, who cast the initial line
McConnell, Colin
8/18/1979
Jim Clarke: He caught the prized coho in the Star's Great Salmon Hunt, but the contest is now over and the former $1-million fish is technically worth nothing
Jim Clarke: He caught the prized coho in the Star's Great Salmon Hunt, but the contest is now over and the former $1-million fish is technically worth nothing
Lennon, Frank
11/5/1982
Luck of the draw: Every Salmon Hunter is eligible for the grand draw prize
Luck of the draw: Every Salmon Hunter is eligible for the grand draw prize
Faught, Ken
9/8/1991
Salmon Hunt takes to the air Don McDonnell, skipper of the Star's salmon [Incomplete]
Salmon Hunt takes to the air Don McDonnell, skipper of the Star's salmon [Incomplete]
Bezant, Graham
8/26/1980
The most exciting day of her life, says May Mathewson, 64, who won grand prize of $25,000 in The Star's Great Canadian Name Game yesterday. I might wa(...)
The most exciting day of her life, says May Mathewson, 64, who won grand prize of $25,000 in The Star's Great Canadian Name Game yesterday. I might wa(...)
Mahler, John
9/17/1976