In spite of wet gumboots, Stephan Bowden, aged 12, thought that the “couple of cents extra” for wet weather newspaper deliveries was worth it. He persevered along Hunter Terrace, Opawa, stopping only to empty the gumboots from time to time.
Civil Defence workers use a jet boat to check the safety of residents in flooded Sheldon Street, Opawa.
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58In spite of wet gumboots, Stephan Bowden, aged 12, thought that the “couple of cents extra” for wet weather newspaper deliveries was worth it. He persevered along Hunter Terrace, Opawa, stopping only to empty the gumboots from time to time. Civil Defence workers use a jet boat to check the safety of residents in flooded Sheldon Street, Opawa. Press, 4 January 1980, Page 1
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