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Two bodies are removed from a farmhouse near Brampton by Chinguacousy Township firemen after a fire took the lives of five of the six children of Raym(...)
Two bodies are removed from a farmhouse near Brampton by Chinguacousy Township firemen after a fire took the lives of five of the six children of Raym(...)

Two bodies are removed from a farmhouse near Brampton by Chinguacousy Township firemen after a fire took the lives of five of the six children of Raym(...)

Date11/16/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Two bodies are removed from a farmhouse near Brampton by Chinguacousy Township firemen after a fire took the lives of five of the six children of Raymond Gamble despite his frantic efforts to save them. Dead are John; 6; Michelle; 8; Kevin; 10; Anna; 12; and Alice; 18. Only Gamble; and his son Willie; 14; escaped. District Chief Ron Weir said the fire was first reported by a passing motorist.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000382F
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