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Four survivors of the cave-in disaster at Beattie Gold Mines when four men died under tons of clay, D
Four survivors of the cave-in disaster at Beattie Gold Mines when four men died under tons of clay, D

Four survivors of the cave-in disaster at Beattie Gold Mines when four men died under tons of clay, D

Date7/22/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Four survivors of the cave-in disaster at Beattie Gold Mines when four men died under tons of clay; D. Gauthier; H. Ouillet; Ferdinand Fournier and Dan Yerkovich owe their lives to a damaged pump. When it failed they came to surface just before cave-in.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000892F
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      Bock, Tony
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/1/1946
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      1949
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      P. De Garro
      1858
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      Scadding, Alfred
      4/22/1936
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/21/1946
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      Denno, George
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      Barkley, Harold
      5/9/1972
      Mayor Philip Givens smiles happily as he arrives under the sign of Courtroom D to testify in the hearing of John Beattie re. Allan Gardens disturbance
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