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The sands of the Sahara roll up to the walls of Timbuktu and seep through its streets, a playground for children and a dramatic setting for the old Fo(...)
The sands of the Sahara roll up to the walls of Timbuktu and seep through its streets, a playground for children and a dramatic setting for the old Fo(...)

The sands of the Sahara roll up to the walls of Timbuktu and seep through its streets, a playground for children and a dramatic setting for the old Fo(...)

Date3/11/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The sands of the Sahara roll up to the walls of Timbuktu and seep through its streets; a playground for children and a dramatic setting for the old Foreign Legion fort now occupied by the army of Mali.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117759F
Sword-carrying Arab nomads of the Sahara gather on the out skits of Timbuktu to buy livestock before setting out on the caravan routes. The setting is(...)
Sword-carrying Arab nomads of the Sahara gather on the out skits of Timbuktu to buy livestock before setting out on the caravan routes. The setting is(...)
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One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
One of great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.'s longterm shareholders, Howard Bertram holds bronze alloy medallion given him and other shareholders as token of thanks by tar sands development firm. The company had a difficult first decade operating its tar sands plant and investors also have taken their lumps. No dividends have been paid on common stock and shareholders watched stock hit alltime high of $17, then fell to current price of $5.
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Ancient rocks, remains of an old sea bed that has broken and tilted, thrust through the Outback sands near Alice and in some of them, dating back one (...)
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Demanding treaty rights', hunting guide Dale Sands (left), 21m talks with Fred Plain, president of Union of Ontatrio Indians, after Sand's trial in Sa(...)
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Only one company so far is producing oil from Alberta tar sands and Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd
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Fantastic filly wins again. Pat day and Canada's super filly, Dance Smartly, left, move past pace-setting Shudanz and Mickey Walls on their way to two(...)
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New concrete walls at Brampton, Ontario, which residents hope will stop the riverés regular spring flooding of the streets
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