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Volunteers worked late into the night building sandbag walls against 10-feet waves which threatened Lakeshore Rd
Volunteers worked late into the night building sandbag walls against 10-feet waves which threatened Lakeshore Rd

Volunteers worked late into the night building sandbag walls against 10-feet waves which threatened Lakeshore Rd

Date4/9/1973
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  • Volunteers worked late into the night building sandbag walls against 10-feet waves which threatened Lakeshore Rd
  • Volunteers worked late into the night building sandbag walls against 10-feet waves which threatened Lakeshore Rd. homes in Oakville yesterday; as a result of a storm which hit the Lake Ontario shoreline from Burlington to Pickering. They are trying to sav
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Original Toronto Star caption: Volunteers worked late into the night building sandbag walls against 10-feet waves which threatened Lakeshore Rd. homes in Oakville yesterday; as a result of a storm which hit the Lake Ontario shoreline from Burlington to Pickering. They are trying to sav
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007209F
      GeographyCountryCanada
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      GeographyCity, town, twpOakville
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      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
      GeographyRegion or DistrictDurham (Ont. : Regional municipality)
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      Burlington Firemen worked yesterday evacuating houses along the Beach Strip area, as the homeswere being threatened by 10- to 15-foot-high waves which(...)
      Norris, Dave
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      Dutton, Don
      n.d.
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      Bull, Ron
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      Dutton, Don
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