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Fight lost to save 100-year-old maple, A bid to save a 100-year-old tree in downtown Toronto from being cut down to make way for an office development has failed
Fight lost to save 100-year-old maple, A bid to save a 100-year-old tree in downtown Toronto from being cut down to make way for an office development has failed

Fight lost to save 100-year-old maple, A bid to save a 100-year-old tree in downtown Toronto from being cut down to make way for an office development has failed

Date7/6/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fight lost to save 100-year-old maple; A bid to save a 100-year-old tree in downtown Toronto from being cut down to make way for an office development has failed.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018344F
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