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Duel in the sand: Malcolm Gibbs says he is seeking ownership of the Grand Bend beach to fulfil a promise to his late uncle whose grandfather bought a tract of land which included the beach 70 years ago.
Duel in the sand: Malcolm Gibbs says he is seeking ownership of the Grand Bend beach to fulfil a promise to his late uncle whose grandfather bought a tract of land which included the beach 70 years ago.

Duel in the sand: Malcolm Gibbs says he is seeking ownership of the Grand Bend beach to fulfil a promise to his late uncle whose grandfather bought a tract of land which included the beach 70 years ago.

Date8/17/1988
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0127658F
      Gerry Sanders: Grand Bend restauranteur, whose business borders the beach, has started a Save the Beach: campaign to launch further legal action should Malcolm Gibbs win
      Gerry Sanders: Grand Bend restauranteur, whose business borders the beach, has started a Save the Beach: campaign to launch further legal action should Malcolm Gibbs win
      Bock, Tony
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      Address to the electors of South Ontario by Thomas Nicholson Gibbs (who hopes to be honourable some day, but at present can't say he is so)
      Address to the electors of South Ontario by Thomas Nicholson Gibbs (who hopes to be honourable some day, but at present can't say he is so)
      Unknown
      1873
      A small beginning along the right line is Alexandrine Gibb's verdict after seeing how Russia has adopted modern methords in pre-nathal and subsequent (...)
      A small beginning along the right line is Alexandrine Gibb's verdict after seeing how Russia has adopted modern methords in pre-nathal and subsequent (...)
      Gibb, Alexandrine, 1891-1958
      9/9/1935
      Thomas Gibbs Ridout, circa 1850
      Thomas Gibbs Ridout, circa 1850
      Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Ontario
      1896?
      Spotted in Soho, clockwise from above: UPI reporter Denise Barricklow and Vogue features editor James Trumans, artist Pamela Moulton, former Taxi fashion editor Saskia Angers and husband, fashion photographer Philippe Angers, freelance stylist Joanna Grace, artists Christopher Moore and Anne Gibbs, travel agent Linda Dipert
      Spotted in Soho, clockwise from above: UPI reporter Denise Barricklow and Vogue features editor James Trumans, artist Pamela Moulton, former Taxi fashion editor Saskia Angers and husband, fashion photographer Philippe Angers, freelance stylist Joanna Grace, artists Christopher Moore and Anne Gibbs, travel agent Linda Dipert
      Faught, Ken
      4/13/1989
      Getting his kicks, John Dempsey (5) of Philadelphia Fury battles Blizzard's George Gibbs for control of the ball
      Getting his kicks, John Dempsey (5) of Philadelphia Fury battles Blizzard's George Gibbs for control of the ball
      Goode, Jeff
      7/6/1980
      Barry Alan Gibbs
      Barry Alan Gibbs
      Bee Gees (Musical group)
      9/29/1975
      Ontario's new treasurer Frank Miller canoes up the Madawaska River to fulfil a promise made when he was natural resources minister. Would he like to b(...)
      Ontario's new treasurer Frank Miller canoes up the Madawaska River to fulfil a promise made when he was natural resources minister. Would he like to b(...)
      Cooper, David
      8/29/1978
      Sand man: Mark Culligan, one of Toronto's two full-time beachcombers, drives a front-end loader hauling a 'beachpicker' vehicle that sifts gunk at Woodbine Beach. This isn't a bad office, says the four-year veteran.
      Sand man: Mark Culligan, one of Toronto's two full-time beachcombers, drives a front-end loader hauling a 'beachpicker' vehicle that sifts gunk at Woodbine Beach. This isn't a bad office, says the four-year veteran.
      Gower, Patti
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      Family fun: There are still tiny bikinis on Wasaga Beach but they have competed for space with families buiding sand-castles since the province took over the beach
      Family fun: There are still tiny bikinis on Wasaga Beach but they have competed for space with families buiding sand-castles since the province took over the beach
      Brennan, Pat
      7/16/1982
      David Cooper: President of Harcourt hadn't heard of the firm, which was opened by George Harcourt in 1842, until eight years ago. But its customers have included kings, presidents and the Supreme Court of Canada.
      David Cooper: President of Harcourt hadn't heard of the firm, which was opened by George Harcourt in 1842, until eight years ago. But its customers have included kings, presidents and the Supreme Court of Canada.
      Darrell, Dick
      12/31/1982
      Picture of people standing and sitting on a beach with large tree on right. 
      "The Sands" Scarboro Beach, Toronto
      1912