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Worker survives cave-in. Firefighters and co-workers dig Hugh Docherty, 51, out of a two-metre trench he was digging at Phin Ave. near Greenwood and D(...)
Worker survives cave-in. Firefighters and co-workers dig Hugh Docherty, 51, out of a two-metre trench he was digging at Phin Ave. near Greenwood and D(...)

Worker survives cave-in. Firefighters and co-workers dig Hugh Docherty, 51, out of a two-metre trench he was digging at Phin Ave. near Greenwood and D(...)

Date9/7/1988
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  • Worker survives cave-in. Firefighters and co-workers dig Hugh Docherty; 51; out of a two-metre trench he was digging at Phin Ave. near Greenwood and Danforth Aves. Yesterday when the sandy sides collapsed. He suffered minor injuries.
  • Worker survives cave-in. Firefighters and co-workers dig Hugh Docherty, 51, out of a two-metre trench he was digging at Phin Ave. near Greenwood and D(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Worker survives cave-in. Firefighters and co-workers dig Hugh Docherty; 51; out of a two-metre trench he was digging at Phin Ave. near Greenwood and Danforth Aves. Yesterday when the sandy sides collapsed. He suffered minor injuries.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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