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Rolly Lavoie avoids fuel bills by chopping and hauling his own firewood
Rolly Lavoie avoids fuel bills by chopping and hauling his own firewood

Rolly Lavoie avoids fuel bills by chopping and hauling his own firewood

Date12/15/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rolly Lavoie avoids fuel bills by chopping and hauling his own firewood. But the strike has put such a squeeze on the family budget that we won't even have a Christmas cake; the mill worker says.
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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_0016187F
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