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The 11 December 2015 Re-Opening of Jack Cook Park

It was rather dark for 6 o'clock on a summers evening. Clouds circled above with the promise of rain which did not eventuate. The BrizWest Community Ensemble (about 15 in all) had unpacked their brass & percussion to strike out at Carols…

Anzac Day Centenary Commemoration (2015)

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Anzac Day Centenary Commemoration (2015) Between 2014 and 2018 Australia is commemorating 100 years since our nation’s involvement in the First World War. All levels of government are actively supporting the commemorations, with the Australian…

Historic Toowong ABC antenna tower demolished

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Historic Toowong ABC antenna tower demolished That’s it—the ABC has really gone now! While the ABC’s empty and neglected buildings and its transmission tower still stood on the Toowong site at 600 Coronation Drive after staff left…

Somewhere for women in distress

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For almost a century St Mary’s Home has been located at Mount Street, Toowong. It has been a part of the local streetscape for so long that many people are unaware that St Mary’s wasn’t always situated here. Most people would also be unaware…

Trees in Toowong in 2014

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The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth took place on Wednesday May 12th 1937. This was the date set for the Coronation of King Edward VIII, but upon his abdication the date was retained for George VI’s Coronation. Australia…

Lest We Forget

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Lest We Forget! At the TDHS’s Meeting on 24th April, guest speaker Mr Fred Whitchurch will share his recollections of the Toowong RSL Sub-branch. The sub-branch was one of the oldest in Queensland. A brief history of the sub-branch’s…

A history of cricket in Toowong

Local History, People, Sport, Sporting organisations

When interviewed in 2003 Warwick Torrens had been researching the history of Queensland cricket for 30-odd years. He is particularly interested in the statistical and historical side of cricket and began collecting information after World War…

Sojourn in Toowong – the Shirley Lahey Story

Buildings, Local History, People

Shirley Lahey’s grandparents leased ‘Sidney House’ in 1905 for a short period of time before moving to Indooroopilly. ‘Sidney House’, which boasted a prime riverfront position, was located on River Road (now renamed Coronation Drive)…

Latest News from TDHS

The 11 December 2015 Re-Opening of Jack Cook Park

Anzac Day Centenary Commemoration (2015)

Historic Toowong ABC antenna tower demolished

Somewhere for women in distress

Trees in Toowong in 2014

Lest We Forget

A history of cricket in Toowong

Sojourn in Toowong – the Shirley Lahey Story

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