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Jane Topping: Athens, Ont., woman surveys damage to a beaver dam on her 100-acre farm. The dam was dynamited last month, killing much of the wildlife,(...)
Jane Topping: Athens, Ont., woman surveys damage to a beaver dam on her 100-acre farm. The dam was dynamited last month, killing much of the wildlife,(...)

Jane Topping: Athens, Ont., woman surveys damage to a beaver dam on her 100-acre farm. The dam was dynamited last month, killing much of the wildlife,(...)

Date8/10/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jane Topping: Athens; Ont.; woman surveys damage to a beaver dam on her 100-acre farm. The dam was dynamited last month; killing much of the wildlife; and the water level dropped more than a metre. Topping is involved in a dispute with farmers who want the pond drained.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023197F
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