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A swordfish weighing 500 pounds is at the end of that line and Michael Lerner on the swivel seat has a fight on his hands.
A swordfish weighing 500 pounds is at the end of that line and Michael Lerner on the swivel seat has a fight on his hands.

A swordfish weighing 500 pounds is at the end of that line and Michael Lerner on the swivel seat has a fight on his hands.

Date4/28/1945
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0062637F
Right, in the chequered shirt, one of the most famous of all big game fishermen, Michael Lerner watches the boating of a powerful swordfish he has reeled in off Nova Scotia
Right, in the chequered shirt, one of the most famous of all big game fishermen, Michael Lerner watches the boating of a powerful swordfish he has reeled in off Nova Scotia
3/2/1946
Newest Augustyn makes debut. National Ballet principal dancer Frank Augustyn has a new leading lady weighing in at 6 pounds, 15 ounces. his wife, Erene, gave birth to Kyra Frankie-Lee on Wednesday
Newest Augustyn makes debut. National Ballet principal dancer Frank Augustyn has a new leading lady weighing in at 6 pounds, 15 ounces. his wife, Erene, gave birth to Kyra Frankie-Lee on Wednesday
6/6/1985
If Mrs. Lerner, holding the rod, was excited, it was excusable. She was landing the first swordfish every caught by a woman with rod and line in Canada. It is Cape Breton water, and it's a job boating the big fish.
If Mrs. Lerner, holding the rod, was excited, it was excusable. She was landing the first swordfish every caught by a woman with rod and line in Canada. It is Cape Breton water, and it's a job boating the big fish.
3/31/1941
Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle
Michael Lerner, below left, lands a broadbill swordfish off Cape Breton after an exciting struggle
7/26/1944
Mr. Justice Roach, who headed the Royal Commission on Crime, had his report, weighing 6 1/2 pounds, presented to the Legislature today. It includes hi(...)
Mr. Justice Roach, who headed the Royal Commission on Crime, had his report, weighing 6 1/2 pounds, presented to the Legislature today. It includes hi(...)
3/18/1986
A 24-pound triple play, Weighing in at just under 24 pounds yesterday, triplet daughters of Peter and Nancy Case of Thornhill are the biggest triplets ever delivered at Wellesley Hospital
A 24-pound triple play, Weighing in at just under 24 pounds yesterday, triplet daughters of Peter and Nancy Case of Thornhill are the biggest triplets ever delivered at Wellesley Hospital
10/10/1974
Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
8/9/1988
Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
8/9/1988
Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes
Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes
7/26/1972
The people who saved Baby Adair, Brendan Jay Adair was what's called a textbook preemie--born 13 weeks early weighing about 3 1/2 pounds -- but it was love as much as science that saved him
The people who saved Baby Adair, Brendan Jay Adair was what's called a textbook preemie--born 13 weeks early weighing about 3 1/2 pounds -- but it was love as much as science that saved him
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Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
Giving up smoking. A wrecker's ball weighing 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) made short work yesterday of a 180-foot (60-metre) brick smokestack at the s(...)
8/9/1988
A rainbow of happiness. Noreen Cavan, 24-year-old Scarborough resident displays a rainbow trout weighing 13.15 pounds which she recently caught in the Sydenham River at Owen Sound. [Incomplete]
A rainbow of happiness. Noreen Cavan, 24-year-old Scarborough resident displays a rainbow trout weighing 13.15 pounds which she recently caught in the Sydenham River at Owen Sound. [Incomplete]
11/17/1971