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It was a close finish, but Brock's Michelle Fairburn inches out Burlington's Brenda Bowering (left) in 1,500-metre trial
It was a close finish, but Brock's Michelle Fairburn inches out Burlington's Brenda Bowering (left) in 1,500-metre trial

It was a close finish, but Brock's Michelle Fairburn inches out Burlington's Brenda Bowering (left) in 1,500-metre trial

Date6/24/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: It was a close finish; but Brock's Michelle Fairburn inches out Burlington's Brenda Bowering (left) in 1;500-metre trial
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0098783F
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