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Badger’s house Arlington, Toowong Brisbane

Badger’s house ‘Arlington’; now known as ‘Endrim’

Buildings, Houses, Local History, Places

Badger’s house Arlington; now known as Endrim Address: 28 Woodstock Road, Toowong Arlington was built in 1905 for American Joseph Stillman Badger. Badger named the house Arlington in honour of the United States National Cemetery. He…

Brisbane General Cemetery ca 1889 courtesy SLQ

Brisbane General Cemetery (aka Toowong Cemetery)

Local History, People, Places, Streets, Streetscapes and Places

The Brisbane General Cemetery’s picturesque setting maintains the visual allusion of the Victorian concept of a mortuary park on the outskirts of the city. After a sizable portion of land was set aside for cemetery purposes at Toowong in 1861,…

Raymond Dart: Toowong-born world renowned palaeontologist

Famous, Local History, People

Researched and written by Peter McNally Raymond Dart (1893- 1988) was an anthropologist and palaeontologist who realized that a fossilized skull he was examining in 1924 was the earliest example of primordial bipedal man ever found to date,…

Places of significant interest

Local History, Places

Introduction: Toowong and its neighbouring suburbs feature many places of historical interest. Some places are well-known to the wider community and are regarded as being iconic to the area. These include buildings such…

William and Margaret Winterford Regatta Hotel Toowong

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Hi TDHS members, It's webmaster Genean here. Currently I am working in conjunction with a great team to develop a better web experience for you all. Please bear with us whilst we make some changes and upload great new information for our wonderful…

Toowong District Historical Society - High street and Sherwood road Toowong Brisbane c1890

History of the Toowong Shire

Local History, Places

The history of local government in the Toowong area 1880-1925 The story of Toowong’s municipal governance is part of a wider story which dates back to 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales as a colony in its own right in…

Fond Memories of our family home

Families, People

Fond Memories of our family home Ed Faux has provided the following memories about the Faux family residence, which was located at 57 Dunmore Terrace, Auchenflower. My father, Eric Faux, purchased the home from a friend of his by the name…

WILLIAM and MARGARET WINTERFORD

Local History, Places

William and Margaret Winterford | Regatta Hotel, Toowong (1882–1897) William Winterford (1834-1919) was the second son of James and Elizabeth (nèe Gillet) Winterford, Publicans of Shepreth, Cambridgeshire, England. William was christened…

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Badger’s house ‘Arlington’; now known as ‘Endrim’

Brisbane General Cemetery (aka Toowong Cemetery)

Raymond Dart: Toowong-born world renowned palaeontologist

Places of significant interest

We’re Building a Better TDHS Experience

History of the Toowong Shire

Fond Memories of our family home

WILLIAM and MARGARET WINTERFORD

Toowong and District Historical Society Inc.

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