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Experts plugged all the hotels at tiny Port Hawksbury, nearest town to the Arrow disaster
Experts plugged all the hotels at tiny Port Hawksbury, nearest town to the Arrow disaster

Experts plugged all the hotels at tiny Port Hawksbury, nearest town to the Arrow disaster

Date2/17/1970
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  • Experts plugged all the hotels at tiny Port Hawksbury, nearest town to the Arrow disaster
  • Experts plugged all the hotels at tiny Port Hawksbury; nearest town to the Arrow disaster. More than 200 persons including experts from across Canada and the United states converged in a dismal attempt to salvage the oil laying waste to the fish and fauna of this picturesque part of the Nova Scotia coastline.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Experts plugged all the hotels at tiny Port Hawksbury; nearest town to the Arrow disaster. More than 200 persons including experts from across Canada and the United states converged in a dismal attempt to salvage the oil laying waste to the fish and fauna of this picturesque part of the Nova Scotia coastline.
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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_0011049F
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