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Robarts gets a taste of shovel power
Robarts gets a taste of shovel power

Robarts gets a taste of shovel power

Date1/21/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Robarts gets a taste of shovel power. Premier John Robarts took over the controls of a power shovel yesterday to start construction on a $6,000,000 computer centre at Sheridan Park Research Community. The project is equally owned by the T. Eaton Co., London Life Insurance Co., Steel Co. of Canada and TRW Inc. of Cleveland. I'm looking for a new job, Robarts quipped as he moved the levers. He steps down as premier of Ontario next month.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0076538F
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