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Up goes price of firewood, Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher, Metro retailers say. One of the bi(...)
Up goes price of firewood, Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher, Metro retailers say. One of the bi(...)

Up goes price of firewood, Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher, Metro retailers say. One of the bi(...)

Date11/29/1974
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  • Up goes price of firewood; Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher; Metro retailers say. One of the bigger retailers is Dominion Coal and Wood on Merton St. with this huge stockpile of logs. A face cord; a pile of foot-long logs 8 feet wide and 4 feet high sells for about $30; compared to $25 last year.
  • Up goes price of firewood, Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher, Metro retailers say. One of the bi(...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Up goes price of firewood; Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher; Metro retailers say. One of the bigger retailers is Dominion Coal and Wood on Merton St. with this huge stockpile of logs. A face cord; a pile of foot-long logs 8 feet wide and 4 feet high sells for about $30; compared to $25 last year.
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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_0009329F
      GeographyCountryCanada
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      GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
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      GeographyEast-west streetMerton Street
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      GeographyNeighbourhoodNorth Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
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      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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