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Hurricane Hazel drowned marsh crops

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1979-10-10

Part of Local History Collection

Bradford Witness

Hurricane Hazel - Bradford Witness

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1954-10-20

Part of Local History Collection

Front page of the first Bradford Witness paper after the Holland Marsh flood due to Hurricane Hazel on October 15, 1954. See Related Descriptions below for individual stories of this edition.

Bradford Witness

Five Drown in Branch of Boyne Near Beeton

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1954-10-20

Part of Local History Collection

"The branch of the Boyne River which crosses the road into Beeton, west of No. 27 Highway, was, like all other streams of the district, swollen to danger proportions last Friday night and at this point a terrific toll in lives was taken. Five bodies have been recovered and some neighbours fear that there may be more. ..."

Bradford Witness

George Horlings House

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1954-10-20

Part of Local History Collection

"George Horlings' Home, built above level of Lake Simcoe, is dry"

Bradford Witness

Hurricane Hazel 50th Anniversary

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2004-10-2

Part of Local History Collection

"With the Hurricanes battering Florida and the Caribbean this season - Charley, Frances, Ivan and now Jean - residents may be thinking about Ontario's own brush with a hurricane, back in 1954.
Fifty years ago, Hurricane Hazel swept into Southern Ontario, confounding the meteorologists who were predicting little more than the usual "tail end" of the storm, and days of moderate rains. Instead, residents were buffeted by hurricane force winds and heavy rains that caused severe flooding - especially in the Holland Marsh. ..."

Bradford West Gwillimbury Times