The Toowong and Districts area covers the suburbs of Toowong, Milton and Auchenflower, and also part of Mt Coot-tha. These suburbs were formerly administered by the former Shire of Toowong, which was created on 20 May 1880.
History of the Toowong Shire
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The naming of Toowong
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How Archer Street got its name
How Bywong Street got its name
Places of Interest
History of the Botanic Gardens
A history of cricket in Toowong
Charles Patterson: Patterson’s Sawmills
William and Margaret Winterford: The Regatta Hotel
Badger’s house ‘Arlington’; now known as ‘Endrim’
The people of Toowong
Elizabeth Bailey: Toowong’s First Lady of Real Estate
Raymond Dart: Toowong born world renowned paleontologist
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