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A campaigner working for cost of living increases for widows of policemen murdered while on duty is Barbara Irwin, whose husband was killed in 1972. S(...)
A campaigner working for cost of living increases for widows of policemen murdered while on duty is Barbara Irwin, whose husband was killed in 1972. S(...)

A campaigner working for cost of living increases for widows of policemen murdered while on duty is Barbara Irwin, whose husband was killed in 1972. S(...)

Date6/19/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: A campaigner working for cost of living increases for widows of policemen murdered while on duty is Barbara Irwin; whose husband was killed in 1972. Seen with married daughter; Cathy; left; and two of her three sons; Stephen; 14; and John; 15; Mrs. Irwin fears her pension will no cover educational costs of her sons in years ahead. She works part-time for metro Police Association because she needs money.
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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_0121504F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Widows of slain policemen accept medals for husbands, Chief Adamson pins decoration on Eileen Sinclair, Barbara Irwin looks on
Widows of slain policemen accept medals for husbands, Chief Adamson pins decoration on Eileen Sinclair, Barbara Irwin looks on
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In Memoriam: Barbara Irwin, whose husband was shot to death in 1972, lays a rose yesterday at Queen's Park to commemorate slain Metro police officers
In Memoriam: Barbara Irwin, whose husband was shot to death in 1972, lays a rose yesterday at Queen's Park to commemorate slain Metro police officers
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The widow of a Metro policeman killed by a car while on duty, Dianne Lewis, 27, will receive thousands of dollars less in pensions than widows of two (...)
The widow of a Metro policeman killed by a car while on duty, Dianne Lewis, 27, will receive thousands of dollars less in pensions than widows of two (...)
10/5/1972
Pallbearers were policemen at the funeral of Constable Leslie Maitland, killed in 1972 while questioning a bank robbery suspect
Pallbearers were policemen at the funeral of Constable Leslie Maitland, killed in 1972 while questioning a bank robbery suspect
2/6/1972
The other side: Barbara Irwin, right, with children Cathy, 23, John, 19, Stephen, 18 and Michael, 22, is the widow of Detective Michael Irwin
The other side: Barbara Irwin, right, with children Cathy, 23, John, 19, Stephen, 18 and Michael, 22, is the widow of Detective Michael Irwin
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Eighteen-year-old Kimberley Barbara Wilson, girl friend of David Brian Holmes, 22, who killed a policemen last Jan
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Moncton buries slain policemen, Pallbearers escort a plain coffin from Assumption Cathedral today as grief-stricken city of Moncton buried its two murdered policemen
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A widow's grief
A widow's grief
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Her Policeman Husband killed in the line of duty, Mrs
Her Policeman Husband killed in the line of duty, Mrs
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Myrtle Donaldson: Widow claims her husband was murdered by police
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Heartfelt support: An emotional Janet Jessop - whose daughter Christine was abducted and murdered last year - leaves Jeannette Morin's apartment yesterday with son Kenneth
Heartfelt support: An emotional Janet Jessop - whose daughter Christine was abducted and murdered last year - leaves Jeannette Morin's apartment yesterday with son Kenneth
8/1/1985
Why, why, why? Doris Crispin holds a picture of her husband - murdered by a felon out on the streets on early release - and wonders why he had to die. Is the justice system at fault?
Why, why, why? Doris Crispin holds a picture of her husband - murdered by a felon out on the streets on early release - and wonders why he had to die. Is the justice system at fault?
10/27/1987