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Bradford High School, destroyed by fire in 1923. These are the remains.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Part of Local History Collection
Bradford High School, destroyed by fire in 1923. These are the remains.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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The Breen Refrigeration Service store prior to the 1959 fire on Holland Street W. which damaged the building.
Tweedsmuir History
Mail burned in post office blaze
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Article about the Post Office fire which occurred on April 29, 1981.
Photo at the bottom of the article was captioned: "Cleaning Up, I the aftermath of last week's post office fire, postal worker Bill Marks shows a gentleman all that's left of a letter he mailed. In the photo at the right [see Related Description], postmaster Keith Stevens sifts through some of the identifiable mail. While 125 pieces were identified, at least as many - and likely more - were destroyed, Mr. Stevens estimated. More details on this page."
Bradford Witness
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"Firefighters battle stubborn 7-hour blaze which ripped through industrial complex last Friday afternoon
On April 28, 1988 at approximately 2:20 p.m., a major fire broke out in an industrial complex on Bridge Street (Hwy. 11) in the Town of Bradford, which necessitated the closing of Hwy. 11 both northbound and southbound for a period of six hours." ...
Bradford Gazette
Mattress Thrown From Hotel Window Ends Fire
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"Firemen were called to The Village Inn about 10 a.m. on Sunday when fire was discovered in one of the bedrooms about two hours after the occupant of the room on the previous night had left the building. The mattress on the bed and the bedding, were burning when firemen entered and these were thrown from a window, thus ending the smoke in the building. It is supposed that a cigarette was the source of the fire."
Bradford Witness
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An article about a highly destructive fire that swept through Holland Street, destroying multiple buildings, businesses and homes. The original article appeared in the May 22nd, 1871 edition of the Toronto Daily Telegraph and was reprinted in 1901 as part of the "Looking Backward" series.
Luanne Campbell Edwards
Verkaik's Barn - Hurricane Hazel
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Onion topper in the Verkaik's barn after Hurricane Hazel.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Men on a boat - Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel
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G. Van der Kooi, F. Weening and Sjeord Van der Kooi stand with the flooded Marsh behind them.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Store interior - Hurricane Hazel
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Auke Ellens' store interior after the flood of Hurricane Hazel
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Municipality : West Gwillimbury
Community : Holland Marsh
Lot : 8
Concession : 3
Description : This photo is taken from west of Hwy. 400 after Hurricane Hazel (Oct. 15, 1954). Debris is shown piled up along Hwy. 400, which is on the far side of the hydro poles. The top of a long pile of bagged onions can be seen in the foreground. Note: onions were not used as sandbags.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library