“On the evening of Wednesday 18 May (1955), the main school building was destroyed in less than an hour by one of the most spectacular fires in Gympie’s history. The blaze was fanned by a strong westerly wind, and the efforts of the Fire Brigade were hampered by a lack of pressure in the water main, which had been damaged in the floods and had not been repaired.” [taken from: The High School: Gympie State High School 1912-2012, published by Gympie State High School 2012, pp64.]

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