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Debris litters yard of $150,000 home owned by William Kirby, a promoter of a bankrupt chinchilla company, after dynamite explosions yesterday. No one (...)
Debris litters yard of $150,000 home owned by William Kirby, a promoter of a bankrupt chinchilla company, after dynamite explosions yesterday. No one (...)

Debris litters yard of $150,000 home owned by William Kirby, a promoter of a bankrupt chinchilla company, after dynamite explosions yesterday. No one (...)

Date9/25/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Debris litters yard of $150;000 home owned by William Kirby; a promoter of a bankrupt chinchilla company; after dynamite explosions yesterday. No one was in the house; located on Falconer Rd.; Whitchurch Township; about 10 miles east of Aurora; when the blast shattered windows; tore holes in the walls and roof and badly damaged expensive furnishings in the walls and roof and badly damaged expensive furnishings in the 16-room house. York Regional Police said Kirby and his wife are believed to be in spain.
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:Whitchurch-Stouffville
Historical location:Whitchurch (Ont. : Township)
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_0006318F