This Day in History: 1925-02-05

A fire caused by sparks from a locomotive using Collie coal, on the Toodyay-Bolgart Railway line, badly damaged all but the northern part of the Anglican section of the Toodyay General Cemetery on Telegraph Road. A picket fence dividing the Nonconformist and Roman Catholic portions of the cemetery was severely damaged and all wooden railings and head slabs were burnt, while the marble stones were scorched.

Source:
Toodyay herald, 7 Feb, 1925, p.4.
West Australian, 10 Feb. 1925, p.5.