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Homes in Woodstock, some with roofs and walls sheared off, stand as mute testimony to storm, which ripped through Oxford County Tuesday night
Homes in Woodstock, some with roofs and walls sheared off, stand as mute testimony to storm, which ripped through Oxford County Tuesday night

Homes in Woodstock, some with roofs and walls sheared off, stand as mute testimony to storm, which ripped through Oxford County Tuesday night

Date8/8/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Homes in Woodstock; some with roofs and walls sheared off; stand as mute testimony to storm; which ripped through Oxford County Tuesday night.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015753F
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