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The Axe has Fallen at Marmoraton Min 275 jobs will be lost in March when closes - that's nearly 66 per cent of the workforce in the village of Marmora(...)
The Axe has Fallen at Marmoraton Min 275 jobs will be lost in March when closes - that's nearly 66 per cent of the workforce in the village of Marmora(...)

The Axe has Fallen at Marmoraton Min 275 jobs will be lost in March when closes - that's nearly 66 per cent of the workforce in the village of Marmora(...)

Date1/4/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Axe has Fallen at Marmoraton Min 275 jobs will be lost in March when closes - that's nearly 66 per cent of the workforce in the village of Marmora. Grant Airhart; reeve of Marmora; drives this 105-ton truck for Marmoraton and is among those being laid off because the iron ore he hauls is no longer needed by parent Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem; Pa.; following worldwide slump in demand. [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010266F
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