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Knapsack full of live blank ammunition found yesterday near Renforth Creek in Etobicoke is examined by Constable Ian Davie in a police station. An 11-(...)
Knapsack full of live blank ammunition found yesterday near Renforth Creek in Etobicoke is examined by Constable Ian Davie in a police station. An 11-(...)

Knapsack full of live blank ammunition found yesterday near Renforth Creek in Etobicoke is examined by Constable Ian Davie in a police station. An 11-(...)

Date4/3/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Knapsack full of live blank ammunition found yesterday near Renforth Creek in Etobicoke is examined by Constable Ian Davie in a police station. An 11-year-old boy found the pack; set off a parachute flare and escaped injury.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019569F
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