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An image of a card of thanks to the people of Bradford for their support, printed in the newspaper. It is related to the drowning of William Sutherland in the Holland River and is from his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Alex Sutherland.
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Newspaper article dated 1889 from the South Simcoe News, describing the disappearance and drowning death of William Sutherland, son of Alexander and Elizabeth Sutherland.
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Article on the total number of people injured and killed due to train related accidents in one year (1908). The majority were railway employees.
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River Takes Life of George Atkinson
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Bradford Witness
Vol. LXVIII, #04
January 25, 1933
Page 1
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George G. Atkinson (obituary) small
Part of Vital Statistics
Bradford Witness
Vol. LXVIII, #05
February 1 , 1933
Page 4
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Event Date : Tuesday, January 24, 1933
Event Type : Death
Description : Died tragically at the age of 36. Fell through the ice of the Holland River and drowned while trying to help others.Is buried in the Mount Pleasant cemetery.
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Part of Vital Statistics
Bradford Witness
Vol. LXVIII, #05
February 1 , 1933
Page 4
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Toronto Man Dies When Car Ditched
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"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..."
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Bradford School Principal Drowns in River
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Newspaper article on the drowning of George G. Atkinson
Newmarket Era Banner
January 27, 1933
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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.
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