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Beating Victim: Delbert Hamil, 83, rolls a cigarette with his broken arm in a sling today. He said three robbers were kicking me all over the place.
Beating Victim: Delbert Hamil, 83, rolls a cigarette with his broken arm in a sling today. He said three robbers were kicking me all over the place.

Beating Victim: Delbert Hamil, 83, rolls a cigarette with his broken arm in a sling today. He said three robbers were kicking me all over the place.

Date12/4/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0128126F
Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.
Norman Browne rolls his own cigarettes, it's cheaper. Regardless of his income he lives on $25 a week. This insures that I stay poor and thus safeguards my freedom and independence. Being poor, he says, is fun.
6/6/1969
Chased off attackers: Guy Smart, 73, shows how he was beaten over the head with a steel ashtray by robbers who burst into his apartment
Chased off attackers: Guy Smart, 73, shows how he was beaten over the head with a steel ashtray by robbers who burst into his apartment
11/3/1982
Shot teacher: Etobicoke teacher Frank Kieczor, 55, his wounded arm in a sling, said the youth who shot him mentioned West Side Story, a musical about New York street gangs
Shot teacher: Etobicoke teacher Frank Kieczor, 55, his wounded arm in a sling, said the youth who shot him mentioned West Side Story, a musical about New York street gangs
3/26/1986
Subway beating victim Shamshudin Kanji is in Queensway Hospital with broken legs after he was beaten by three drunk youths in Islington subway station(...)
Subway beating victim Shamshudin Kanji is in Queensway Hospital with broken legs after he was beaten by three drunk youths in Islington subway station(...)
1/5/1976
The extraordinary life and adventures of Robin Hood, captain of the robbers of Sherwood Forest : interspersed with the history of Little John, and his merry men all
The extraordinary life and adventures of Robin Hood, captain of the robbers of Sherwood Forest : interspersed with the history of Little John, and his merry men all
1810
Long trial: The wheels of justice began grinding almost three years ago for three robbers finally convicted yesterday - from left, Natale Fiumara, Mike Proestos and Frank Bruno
Long trial: The wheels of justice began grinding almost three years ago for three robbers finally convicted yesterday - from left, Natale Fiumara, Mike Proestos and Frank Bruno
12/8/1983
Frank Correnti. 83. Rolls a Cigar. Any man who retires is just waiting for death
Frank Correnti. 83. Rolls a Cigar. Any man who retires is just waiting for death
1/15/1973
Man with a special touch. Stanley Gill uses his 40 years of working on Rolls Royce vehicles to help restore them today. The retired Willowdale man, here polishing his 1954 Silver Wraithe, owns 5 Rolls, 3 of them restored and available for special rental.
Man with a special touch. Stanley Gill uses his 40 years of working on Rolls Royce vehicles to help restore them today. The retired Willowdale man, here polishing his 1954 Silver Wraithe, owns 5 Rolls, 3 of them restored and available for special rental.
10/5/1992
The price is too high says Dr. Jack Lindzon, the young dentist who was shot trying to apprehend two bank robbers a week ago today. Now recuperating at Wellesley Hospital, indications are he'll get no financial payment.
The price is too high says Dr. Jack Lindzon, the young dentist who was shot trying to apprehend two bank robbers a week ago today. Now recuperating at Wellesley Hospital, indications are he'll get no financial payment.
4/8/1969
They chased two armed robbers at high speeds over gravel roads yesterday while relaying directions to police and dodging a blazing shotgun. Craig Roge(...)
They chased two armed robbers at high speeds over gravel roads yesterday while relaying directions to police and dodging a blazing shotgun. Craig Roge(...)
11/24/1976
Beaten and robbed: Roy Smith, 76, shows footprints left by robbers who stole $50,000 from him and his 80-year-old brother William on Saturday near Peterborough
Beaten and robbed: Roy Smith, 76, shows footprints left by robbers who stole $50,000 from him and his 80-year-old brother William on Saturday near Peterborough
11/16/1981
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978