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Image shows a worker on board watching unload in progress.
A ship docks at Toronto, above, a rare happening these days as dock workers find their work days shrinking as the market closes (...)
Image shows a worker on board watching unload in progress.

A ship docks at Toronto, above, a rare happening these days as dock workers find their work days shrinking as the market closes (...)

Date10/8/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: A ship docks at Toronto; above; a rare happening these days as dock workers find their work days shrinking as the market closes and machinery takes over a lot of the tasks. Just 20 years ago; a ship would have been unloaded piece by piece; today; cranes can handle 20 times the load.
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Harbour
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112756F