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Girl who was 'Left Behind', Heather Gallagher, 4, waits wistfully in the Newmarket home of Mr

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Girl who was 'Left Behind', Heather Gallagher, 4, waits wistfully in the Newmarket home of Mr

Date10/13/1967

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Geo, Mario (contributor)

James, Norman (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Girl who was 'Left Behind'; Heather Gallagher; 4; waits wistfully in the Newmarket home of Mr. and Mrs. John Winter as Children's Aid Society determines if she was abandoned by parents. They moved to Toronto without her; but took along dogs and cat.

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0021398F

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