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Worth a pile: Piles of refuse at housing sites - like this one full of drywall scraps and an old kitchen sink - can mean money to salvagers
Worth a pile: Piles of refuse at housing sites - like this one full of drywall scraps and an old kitchen sink - can mean money to salvagers

Worth a pile: Piles of refuse at housing sites - like this one full of drywall scraps and an old kitchen sink - can mean money to salvagers

Date4/8/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Worth a pile: Piles of refuse at housing sites - like this one full of drywall scraps and an old kitchen sink - can mean money to salvagers.
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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_0008714F
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Piles of luggage (RIGHT) have just been unloaded from the train
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The garbage piles up
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Loads of sweetness: Heavy equipment piles up tonnes of raw sugar at the Redpath Sugar refinery on Queen's Quay
Loads of sweetness: Heavy equipment piles up tonnes of raw sugar at the Redpath Sugar refinery on Queen's Quay
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Just Dozin: National Slag president Ken Spencer isn't shy about singing the praises of his company's product: stag from the steel mills, stored in piles at Hamilton Harbor
Just Dozin: National Slag president Ken Spencer isn't shy about singing the praises of his company's product: stag from the steel mills, stored in piles at Hamilton Harbor
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