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Sir Billy Butlin had his first job as a messenger at Eaton's
Sir Billy Butlin had his first job as a messenger at Eaton's

Sir Billy Butlin had his first job as a messenger at Eaton's

Date4/1/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Sir Billy Butlin had his first job as a messenger at Eaton's. He did his job faster by wearing roller skates and went on to become a millionaire holiday-camp owner in Britain. Yesterday he went back to Eaton's with roller skates presented to him by Fred Eaton.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0035520F
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    James, Norman
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    Burton, E. G. Ted
    8/30/1977
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    Barkley, Harold
    11/22/1972
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    Mahler, John
    11/4/1979
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    Eaton, Cyrus
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    Canadian Red Cross Society
    12/19/1990
    Butlin, W E
    Butlin, W E
    Butlin, W E
    11/1/1947
    Butlin, W E
    Butlin, W E
    Butlin, W E
    11/1/1947
    Olympic tickets sales, on the first day, were chaotic, with people having to line up to get numbers before they could buy their tickets at Eaton's. It was a disgraceful scene, comments one reader
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    Bull, Ron
    5/5/1975
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    Eaton family
    1956
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    Loek, Dick
    12/19/1989