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Bamboo River District, Morant Bay

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"Dog alone: Where have all the people gone? This little dog seems to say as he surveys abandoned dwellings in Bamboo River District in Morant Bay yesterday. Occupants of over 200 houses had to be evacuated as their homes were flooded by heavy rain."

Flood victims

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"Flooded out: Residents of this section of Majesty Pen caught moving articles of furniture from their homes yesterday."

Flood victims

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"A family in Providence Pen Lane looking at the damage done to furniture after the culvert in the Lane overflowed and three feet high water raged through the houses."

The home of the late Reginald Perrin

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"Blood stains being washed away at the home of the late Reginald Perrin in Montego Bay earlier this week. He was shot dead at his home shortly after he returned from a function on Sunday last [May 5, 1974]."

House in need of repair

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"Louvres and handrails on steps are missing on this dilapidated building that is part of the home."

Patricia Johnson

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"Outside view of the house at 14 Deanery Avenue, Kingston, that tenants occupied after the rooftop of the house was removed under instructions from the landlady; as Patricia Johnson overstayed the land lady's quit notice."

Patricia Johnson

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"Patricia Johnson with her arm around her son, Colville Brissett, points to the spot on the veranda at 14 Deanery Avenue, Kingston, where she pulled up a chair and slept Monday night. The rooftop of the house was removed under instructions from the…

Great house owned by the late George Wedd

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"Overlooking the reserve is this great house which was owned, together with the outre park, by the late George Wedd."