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Battle over: Charred skeletons are all that remain of the trees as Harris Lake cottager Cliff Shaw, 63, takes a breather after fighting a fire that threatened about 200 cottages
Battle over: Charred skeletons are all that remain of the trees as Harris Lake cottager Cliff Shaw, 63, takes a breather after fighting a fire that threatened about 200 cottages

Battle over: Charred skeletons are all that remain of the trees as Harris Lake cottager Cliff Shaw, 63, takes a breather after fighting a fire that threatened about 200 cottages

Date7/29/1989
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Original Toronto Star caption: Battle over: Charred skeletons are all that remain of the trees as Harris Lake cottager Cliff Shaw; 63; takes a breather after fighting a fire that threatened about 200 cottages.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006930F
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