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and the Coalfax (BELOW) are ready to race across Lake Ontario to Toronto
and the Coalfax (BELOW) are ready to race across Lake Ontario to Toronto

and the Coalfax (BELOW) are ready to race across Lake Ontario to Toronto

Date3/31/1939
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Original Toronto Star caption: and the Coalfax (BELOW) are ready to race across Lake Ontario to Toronto. The boats; now in Port Dalhousie; expect to clear tonight at midnight. From there they head for Oswego to load coal for Toronto.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014132F
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1908
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