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Grounded! After flying all the way from Australia, Dianne Abbott (right) and daughter, Sherry, 19, found themselves stranded at Pearson airport today.(...)
Grounded! After flying all the way from Australia, Dianne Abbott (right) and daughter, Sherry, 19, found themselves stranded at Pearson airport today.(...)

Grounded! After flying all the way from Australia, Dianne Abbott (right) and daughter, Sherry, 19, found themselves stranded at Pearson airport today.(...)

Date11/26/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grounded! After flying all the way from Australia; Dianne Abbott (right) and daughter; Sherry; 19; found themselves stranded at Pearson airport today. They were trying to get home to Bonavista; Nifld. after winning a trip to Sydney to attend a Michael Jackson concert.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016009F
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