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Shire of Toodyay > Records

FIRE VEHICLES AT TOODYAY DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL

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1993

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Small colour photo of two official fire vehicles and one utility, in front of the ruins of the Toodyay District High School.
From the shadows, it looks to be early morning.
Large fire unit on the left, white utility in the centre, small fire unit on the right, with trailer attached (sides up).
Buildings behind the vehicle have lost their roofs. Smoke is rising.

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

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cwa-org-37-2001.1150

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The former Duke Street School and other halls in the town were then used for holding classes and for school administration until the school was rebuilt the following year.
Affected were 275 primary students, 100 high school students, and 27 full-time teaching staff.
( ref: https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Court/1993/09/$35M-allocated-for-new-Toodyay-District-High-School.aspx )

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