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It's the country's oldest railroad tunnel, and it runs under five blocks of Brockville, Ontario
It's the country's oldest railroad tunnel, and it runs under five blocks of Brockville, Ontario

It's the country's oldest railroad tunnel, and it runs under five blocks of Brockville, Ontario

Date12/15/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: It?s the country?s oldest railroad tunnel, and it runs under five blocks of Brockville, Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-264
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Brockville
County:Leeds and Grenville (Ont. : County)
Province or state:Ontario
In bygone years trains steamed for four blocks under the city of Brockville in a tunnel completed in 1860 by the Brockville and Ottawa Railway of faded memory
In bygone years trains steamed for four blocks under the city of Brockville in a tunnel completed in 1860 by the Brockville and Ottawa Railway of faded memory
5/4/1985
South portal of the Brockville Tunnel, built in 1854-58, showing the manner in which it passes directly beneath the City Hall
South portal of the Brockville Tunnel, built in 1854-58, showing the manner in which it passes directly beneath the City Hall
1928
Sir Henry Tyler, M.P. president and the directors of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada and of the St. Clair Tunnel Company request the honor of your presence at luncheon at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday the 19th of September, 1891 at Sarnia, Ont. ...
Sir Henry Tyler, M.P. president and the directors of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada and of the St. Clair Tunnel Company request the honor of your presence at luncheon at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday the 19th of September, 1891 at Sarnia, Ont. ...
1891
Going Underground in a tunnel under University Ave
Going Underground in a tunnel under University Ave
11/28/1971
Concept view of Burlington Skyway Tunnel. Burlington, Ontario
Concept view of Burlington Skyway Tunnel. Burlington, Ontario
1982-01
Revealed? Reader's memories of early Toronto offer an intriguing theory about origin of hidden tunnels, discovered when workers were digging out gasoline tanks at King and Jarvis Sts
Revealed? Reader's memories of early Toronto offer an intriguing theory about origin of hidden tunnels, discovered when workers were digging out gasoline tanks at King and Jarvis Sts
5/10/1982
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Through the earth
1898
Best flavor: Cuban cigars, hand-rolled from whole leaves, give cigar fanciers best smoke, says Phil Rutman, left, who runs one of the country's largest outlets for fine cigars
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A day for celebrating and fun. It's true, as Prime Minister Trudeau says, that we are celebrating Canada's 110th birthday under a cloud. The threat to the country's continued survival is real
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7/15/1975
Camera confrontation: Brockville Mayor Stephan Clark, 22, the country's youngest mayor, meets the media at city hall before presiding over his first session of council. The unemployed would-be cartoonist won the post in a surprise victory. Promising to be a full-time mayor, Clark plans to emphasize job creation. Promoting tourism may be one way, he says.
Camera confrontation: Brockville Mayor Stephan Clark, 22, the country's youngest mayor, meets the media at city hall before presiding over his first session of council. The unemployed would-be cartoonist won the post in a surprise victory. Promising to be a full-time mayor, Clark plans to emphasize job creation. Promoting tourism may be one way, he says.
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A Hope . . . or a prayer? George Knudson goes into the Canadian Open knowing that if he doesn't someday win, it's odds on no Canadian player may ever again capture this country's showpiece.
A Hope . . . or a prayer? George Knudson goes into the Canadian Open knowing that if he doesn't someday win, it's odds on no Canadian player may ever again capture this country's showpiece.
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Coffee and Bananas make Guatemala prosperous and thi shotel in the capital, with a bath in each of its 120 rooms, is the country's finest. One-third o(...)
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