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Toowong and Districts Shire map, 1902

The Streets of Toowong Part 1

Places, Streets, Streetscapes and Places
This is the first part in a series about street names in the Toowong District. This list shows the original estate featuring the state, alternative names for the street and where possible ideas about the origin of the street name. Researched…
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July 24, 2025
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Historical Display – Toowong Library

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5 April to 15 May 2024 Come and see the  Toowong and District Historical Society's display of historic household items at the Toowong Library. Do you know what a slide rule is? Have you ever seen an Avometer or a glove stretcher?…
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October 3, 2024
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Early Houses in Toowong Shire A-C

Houses, Local History, Places
Compiled by Philippa Stanford. Research by Leigh Chamberlain, Nick Feros and Genean Wildestein. This is an ongoing piece of research and will be updated as we get more information and photos. Abbotsbury Toowong (Cnr Milton road and Croydon…
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October 3, 2024
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How did Elizabeth St, Toowong get its name?

Local History, Streets
By Leigh Chamberlain No, the name is not imperial in origin so it is not named after any of England's queens such as Queen Elizabeth 1 or Queen Elizabeth 11 or even the Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. It is named for Mrs Elizabeth Hockings,…
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October 3, 2024
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Elizabeth Harpur Toowong Historical Society

A to Z of Toowong founders and pioneers

Local History, People
Compiled by Philippa Stanford – research by Philippa Stanford, Leigh Chamberlain, Nick Feros, Genean Wildeisen, Lee Bull and numerous contributions on our facebook page. This is a list of people who played prominent roles in the establishment…
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April 5, 2024
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Have Horse: Will Travel. The Necessity for Roads in 1850

Local History, Places
 by Leigh chamberlain After the construction of the Moggill Road and The Southern Road (now Coronation Drive and Milton Road respectively), Toowong and the surrounding suburbs of Auchenflower,…
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February 22, 2024
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Early lease and landholders: dates and details

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1 March 1852: Robert Cribb purchased the first allotment of freehold land (2 acres 1 rood in size) offered by the Crown at auction along the Brisbane River between Milton and Toowong and described as Western Suburban Allotment No 1 and located…
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February 22, 2024
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Interesting Facts about Toowong Part 2

Local History
by Leigh Chamberlain Toowong through the eyes of a newspaper reporter in 1859. Moggill and its neighbourhood: Random sketches by a traveller through the District of East Moreton (No. 3) The following article was published on Saturday, 5…
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January 25, 2024
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Upcoming Events

Next Meeting:

Friday 22 August 2025.  AGM and Book Launch. All meetings are held at the West Toowong Bowls Club

Meeting Dates for 2025:

28 February; 28 March; 25 April; 23 May; 27 June; 25 July; 22 August; 26 September; 24 October; 28 November

 

Latest Articles

  • Early Houses in Toowong Shire A-COctober 3, 2024 - 9:39 am
  • How did Elizabeth St, Toowong get its name?October 3, 2024 - 9:32 am
  • Elizabeth Harpur Toowong Historical Society
    A to Z of Toowong founders and pioneersApril 5, 2024 - 4:26 pm
  • Have Horse: Will Travel. The Necessity for Roads in 1850February 22, 2024 - 9:19 am

Toowong and District Historical Society Inc.

Researching, collecting and recording the history of Toowong, Milton, Auchenflower and also parts of Mt Coot-tha.

Acknowledgement of Country

TDHS respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of this area who provided the suburb it’s name. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, honouring their continuing connection to water, community and country.

Thank you to our sponsor

Consolidated Properties Group TDHS Sponsor

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