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Gas blast: Rick Russo shows where Shelley Marks, 18, was buried after the Schomberg house she was in exploded yesterday
Gas blast: Rick Russo shows where Shelley Marks, 18, was buried after the Schomberg house she was in exploded yesterday

Gas blast: Rick Russo shows where Shelley Marks, 18, was buried after the Schomberg house she was in exploded yesterday

Date7/10/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Gas blast: Rick Russo shows where Shelley Marks; 18; was buried after the Schomberg house she was in exploded yesterday.
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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_0006169F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Schomberg
Province or state:Ontario
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