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Who Killed “Bully Tom” Quirk?, 1867

On July 18, 2017 By Jessica HilburnIn History & ObituariesLeave a comment

Petroleum Centre, summer 1866. The streets are muddy, the hotels are bawdy, and you just finished a long day of work in the oil fields and are looking for a place to relax for the evening. You saunter into one of the local bars and before you is one of the most fearsome figures of Petroleum Centre, "Bully Tom" Quirk.

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