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Toronto Man Dies When Car Ditched
Part of Local History Collection
"Excessive Speed is Cause of Fatal Accident on Highway 11
William J. Lees, 28, of 612 Harvie Ave., Toronto, was instantly killed late Saturday afternoon when the car he was driving swerved off the highway south of Mr. Clarence Wood's gateway, snapped off a Hydro pole in the ditch, and threw the driver partly out of the right window..."
Bradford Witness
Bohoniuk, Mushacio (Michael) obituary
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Saturday, June 13, 1936
Event Type : Death
Description : Bohoniuk, 25-year-old Ukranian, of Toronto, was drowned in the Holland Marsh irrigation canal, at the point where the canal skirts the rear of Mr. J. W. Wilson's farm. He had arrived in Bradford two days before and secured work with Anglo del Zotto and F. Bollsanelo, market gardeners. Having finished work, he decided to bathe in the canal. When he did not appear for supper, a search was instituted, police were called, and eventually his body was found in about nine feet of water. The body was removed to the undertaking rooms of T. Kilkenny & Son, Bradford. Coroner Dr. J. A. Cummings did not feel that an inquest was necessary.The brother of the dead man had the body removed to Toronto for burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Bradford Witness
Man Finds Work, is Drowned in Canal
Part of Local History Collection
"Had Come from Toronto Thursday - Went Bathing After Day's Work
Mushaelo (Michael) Bohoniuk, 25-year-old Ukrainian, of 70 Runnymede Rd., Toronto, was drowned in the Holland Marsh irrigation cala, at a point where the canal skirts the rear of Mr. J.W. Wilson's farm, late Saturday afternoon.
The drowned man, it appears, had come up from Toronto on Thursday and had secured work with Anglo del Zotto and F. Bollsanelo, market gardeners. Having finished work on Saturday afternoon, he had decided to bathe in the canal. Undressing and donning a pair of trunks, he left his clothes in his employer's shack, started out apparently for the canal, and nothing further was seen of him alive. ..."
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Sgt. Pilot Scott Neilly, Flight Instructor for the R.C.A.F. He died during the Second World War in a training accident in New Brunswick on May 28, 1942.
Marsh Grower Instantly Killed when Struck by Car on Saturday Night
Part of Local History Collection
"John Paulov killed when struck by southbound motor about 8 O'clock Saturday Night" ...
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Newspaper write up about the accident that killed Dr. Cummings, a Bond Head doctor.
Cummings, Dr. James A. obituary
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Friday, March 10, 1950
Event Type : Death
Description : At York County Hospital as a result of being stuck by a motor car. Husband of Helena Mildred Ball. Father of Kenneth, Harley, Victor, and Julian. Funeral March 14 in Trinity Church, Bond Head. Interment in St. John's Cemetery, Tecumseth.
Dr. J. Cummings Killed in Auto Accident
Part of Local History Collection
Description : Dr. James Cummings killed, wife injured in auto accident.
Bradford Witness
Howard, Mary Josephine Reilly obituary
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Tuesday, May 16, 1950
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Minton, Saskatchewan
Description : Suddenly at Minton, Saskatchewan, as the result of an accident. Had been driving a tractor when it hit a stone, throwing her off and crushing her beneath the wheels. She died instantly. Wife of Adney Howard for a little over a year. The couple had recently been to visit her brothers and were only home a few weeks before the accident occurred. Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. Reilly of West Gwillimbury. Sister of Mrs. Fildey, Mrs. Albert Wood, Mitchell, Alex, and Clarence. Funeral from the home of her brothers to St. Paul's Church, Coulson's Hill. Service conducted by Rev. H.G. Blake. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery.
Bradford Witness
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Friday, July 20, 1951
Event Type : Death
Community : Schomberg
Description : Suddenly, as the result of an accident, in his 26th year. Husband of Frances Wilson. Son of Edgar and the late Orma Lowery. Rested at home in Schomberg until 11 a.m. Sunday, July 22, then at Schomberg United Church, where casket remained open until the service at 3:30 p.m. Interment in Mount Tegart Cemetery, Tottenham.
Bradford Witness