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- Blackout: Toronto regional area, Wednesday June 18th, 1941, 10.30p.m. to 10.45p.m. (Daylight Savings Time)
Blackout: Toronto regional area, Wednesday June 18th, 1941, 10.30p.m. to 10.45p.m. (Daylight Savings Time)
fileJune 13, 1941Fonds 2 > Series 236 > File 218
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- Held by
- City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
- Dates
- June 13, 1941 (indexed as 1941)
- Level
- file
- Extent
- 1 broadside : 23 x 43 cm
- Scope & content
- File consists of a broadside published by the Ontario Civilian Defense Committee giving notice of a planned blackout on Wednesday June 18, 1941 to all persons in Toronto, Leaside, Forest Hill, Weston, Mimico, New Toronto, Long Branch, Port Credit, Swansea, Etobicoke Township, Toronto Township, York Township, East York Township, and Scarborough Township. The broadside explains how the blackout will be signalled; which lights need to be extinguished; and how it will impact public transit and other vehicular traffic. It also includes instructions to managers of large premises, motorists, householders, and pedestrians.
- Location
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- Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945; CIVIL DEFENCE
- Harvested
- 2026-10-22T00:44:14Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto