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Welcoming the sisters he had lost track of in the 1920, Sydney Knight, 68, of Coxwell Ave
Welcoming the sisters he had lost track of in the 1920, Sydney Knight, 68, of Coxwell Ave

Welcoming the sisters he had lost track of in the 1920, Sydney Knight, 68, of Coxwell Ave

Date12/23/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Welcoming the sisters he had lost track of in the 1920; Sydney Knight; 68; of Coxwell Ave. embraces them at Toronto International Airport last night - Phyllis Moore (left) and Mable Davidge; 66. Knight left his sisters in a children's home in England in 1921 and came to Canada under a plan for orphans; they soon lost touch with each other; and found each other only this summer. He says this will be the greatest Christmas of my life.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0022941F
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