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Picketing sparks repair order, Safety inspectors today ordered contractors to repair unsafe conditions on Leaside bridge on Millwood Rd. after 125 members of Laborers Union picketed project today
Picketing sparks repair order, Safety inspectors today ordered contractors to repair unsafe conditions on Leaside bridge on Millwood Rd. after 125 members of Laborers Union picketed project today

Picketing sparks repair order, Safety inspectors today ordered contractors to repair unsafe conditions on Leaside bridge on Millwood Rd. after 125 members of Laborers Union picketed project today

Date7/23/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Picketing sparks repair order; Safety inspectors today ordered contractors to repair unsafe conditions on Leaside bridge on Millwood Rd. after 125 members of Laborers Union picketed project today.
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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_0011645F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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