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Morley Sproule: MOdel railroader used his 66 locomotives and 745 feet of track to raise money for charities and to delight the many schoolchildren who visited his Scarborough home over the past 25 years
Morley Sproule: MOdel railroader used his 66 locomotives and 745 feet of track to raise money for charities and to delight the many schoolchildren who visited his Scarborough home over the past 25 years

Morley Sproule: MOdel railroader used his 66 locomotives and 745 feet of track to raise money for charities and to delight the many schoolchildren who visited his Scarborough home over the past 25 years

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Up in arms: Roy Sharpe, a member of London's bingo task force and head of a group that raises money from bingo for athletic programs, says free bus rides to Brantford, with its cheaper games and bigger prizes, is cutting into the take for London charities and community groups
Up in arms: Roy Sharpe, a member of London's bingo task force and head of a group that raises money from bingo for athletic programs, says free bus rides to Brantford, with its cheaper games and bigger prizes, is cutting into the take for London charities and community groups
9/28/1984
Model railroaders show their work, Harry Hawkins (left) and Alan Grigg study Hawkins-built locomotive at the annual hobby show staged by the Lakeshore(...)
Model railroaders show their work, Harry Hawkins (left) and Alan Grigg study Hawkins-built locomotive at the annual hobby show staged by the Lakeshore(...)
12/9/1973
John De Toro was harassed out of his Ontario Hydro job when Italy entered World War II. Last night, 500 people made it up to him at a banquet to recognize his services to the community. Among them: Raising $1,000,000 for charities.
John De Toro was harassed out of his Ontario Hydro job when Italy entered World War II. Last night, 500 people made it up to him at a banquet to recognize his services to the community. Among them: Raising $1,000,000 for charities.
11/3/1966
Looks like King Kong putting his evil hands on the local express, but it's just a Scarborough Model Railroader
Looks like King Kong putting his evil hands on the local express, but it's just a Scarborough Model Railroader
2/22/1981
Class act: Television actor Al Waxman, left, is congratulated by Moishe Smith, Canadian President of B'nai Brith, for his unflagging contributions to charities
Class act: Television actor Al Waxman, left, is congratulated by Moishe Smith, Canadian President of B'nai Brith, for his unflagging contributions to charities
10/29/1989
Free advice: Rae Mariatt, division manager at investors Syndicate Ltd., will give seminar on how to leave money to charities in your will.
Free advice: Rae Mariatt, division manager at investors Syndicate Ltd., will give seminar on how to leave money to charities in your will.
3/28/1989
U.S.-bound? These two steam locomotives - representing the pre-diesel era in Ontario - sit in all their splendor on a spur line behind a Ontario Liquo(...)
U.S.-bound? These two steam locomotives - representing the pre-diesel era in Ontario - sit in all their splendor on a spur line behind a Ontario Liquo(...)
5/7/1985
Riding high, Guy Sanvido straddles one of two old steam locomotives that will be parked on Queen's Quay for the next year to be refurbished as a tourist attraction for the Collingwood area
Riding high, Guy Sanvido straddles one of two old steam locomotives that will be parked on Queen's Quay for the next year to be refurbished as a tourist attraction for the Collingwood area
8/5/1981
Derailment probed. Investigators are still trying to find out why two CN locomotives collided, causing a 10-car derailment at the Rutherford yard in V(...)
Derailment probed. Investigators are still trying to find out why two CN locomotives collided, causing a 10-car derailment at the Rutherford yard in V(...)
3/18/1991
Man in the Middle: Doing the strong man bit between two steam locomotives is Tom Dugelby, railroad buff from Mississauga.
Man in the Middle: Doing the strong man bit between two steam locomotives is Tom Dugelby, railroad buff from Mississauga.
6/20/1969
Black and white photograph of two railway locomotives.
Diesel locomotives
Approximately 1975
At Scarborough general: Leeches, used by doctors since time immemorial, play an important role in surgeon Tim Sproule's operative treatment
At Scarborough general: Leeches, used by doctors since time immemorial, play an important role in surgeon Tim Sproule's operative treatment
8/16/1988