ARSON SQUAD DETECTIVES IN RUINS AFTER TOODYAY DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL FIRE

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1993

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Overview

Small coloured photo of Arson Squad detectives in the ruins of the Toodyay District High School fire of May 1993.
At least 5 persons (four male, one female) are standing in the corridor outside a classroom (on the right).
Three of them are looking into a classroom.
Man on left is has brown uniform (Shire ranger?), woman behind wearing jeans. Man in centre has blue shirt and beige trousers and carries a camera. Man on the right has blue overalls and man behind wears a white shirt.
Exposed wiring over exposed beams overhead.
Blue sky and distant white clouds.

Historical information

On 23 May 1993, an early morning fire destroyed most of the buildings of the Toodyay District High School.

Affected were 275 primary students, 100 high school students, and 27 full-time teaching staff.
https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1993/09/$35M-allocated-for-new-Toodyay-District-High-School.aspx

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1156

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Education

Width

15.1000 cm

Height or length

10.1000 cm

Contextual Information

After the fire, various halls in the town were then used for holding classes and for school administration until temporary transportable classrooms were installed at the school site. The permanent school buildings were completed the following year.

Year

1993

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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