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Friends of Toowong Cemetery

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. https://www.fotc.au

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery@fotc.au · 4mo ago

John Bowden Fewings (ca.1830—20 May 1910) memoirs Arcadian Simplicity, written in 1892, described life in Toowong from the 1860s. John and his family lived at Karslake, on Sherwood Road, Toowong. The property backed on to Toowong Creek.

Althea Fewings canoeing on Toowong Creek, Brisbane. Althea Fewings canoeing on Toowong Creek, Brisbane. Althea Theresa Karslake Fewings (later Mrs Frederick Munro Hull) canoeing on Toowong Creek at the bottom of Karslake, residence of her parents Mr & Mrs J B Fewings. The Chinese market gardens are behind her, and today this area is in the grounds of Toowong College, (off Vera Street) on the old basketball courts. 🪦 John Bowden Fewings is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 9, Section 30, Grave 22/23. Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/bumb4u/alma99183507007102061 Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.John Fewings property, Karslake, is highlighted in red on a composite of two maps from McKellar's official map of Brisbane & suburbs. Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/1dejkfd/alma993671964702061
Friends of Toowong Cemetery@fotc.au · 5mo ago

James Swan, aged 20, died on 24 March 1868 at Alice Cottage, Alice-street, Brisbane. He was a compositor in the Government Printing Office and a member of the Volunteer Band. Members of the Volunteer Rifle Companies and Band, as a mark of respect, decided to give James a military funeral…

James Swan's headstone in Toowong Cemetery. The inscription reads: Scared to the memory of James Swan Only ??? son ??? of John and Helen Swan Who died 24 March 1868 Aged 20 years and 5 months A life regretted by all who knew him James Swan was reinterred in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 6, Section 26, Grave 25. Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Friends of Toowong Cemetery@fotc.au · 10mo ago

William Henry Browne was born 13 September 1846 in Pimlico, London. He was a Royal Navy seaman in 1857 before joining the merchant marines. Browne moved to New South Wales in 1866, where he worked as a goldminer. He was the president and secretary of the Amalgamated Miners Association of Croydon.

Queensland politician William Henry Browne, ca. 1899. William Henry Browne is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 11, Section 51, Grave 3. Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/1dejkfd/alma99183507913802061
Friends of Toowong Cemetery@fotc.au · 10mo ago

In July 1871 Thomas Kingsmill McCullough was promoted to line repairer in charge at Creen Creek Telegraph Station(~100km from Normanton and Gilbert River). The January rain started and running low on supplies, and to wet to ride horses, Thomas and offsider Green walked for 3 days to Gilbert River.

Map showing telegraph line from Cardwell to the Gulf of Carpentaria. 16 miles to an inch. Government Engraving and Lithographic Office, Brisbane. 1872. The telegraph line is shown in red. Creen Creek Station is in the centre of the map. Gilbert River Station down and to the right. Thomas Kingsmill McCullough is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 6, Section 21, Grave 10. Source: Queensland State Archives, Item Representation ID DR65108
Friends of Toowong Cemetery@fotc.au · 10mo ago

Come along to our FREE Toowong Cemetery Guided Tour, tomorrow, Sunday, 2 November 2025, 10:30am—12:00. This month's walk is all about Soldiers laid to rest in November. Meet under the flagpole in Canon Garland Place. Driving here? Use the Richer St entrance. buff.ly/3POl0Jq

The Flagpole in Canon Garland Place, Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane is where Friends of Toowong Cemetery guided tours depart from. It's next to the "Cross of Sacrifice" and "The Stone of Remembrance" which were erected and unveiled in 1924. Guided tours are free but donations are appreciated to help us continue our work. Tours are on the first Sunday of each month (February to December) from 10:30am to 12:00. There's no need to book, and there is plenty of parking available inside the cemetery.
Friends of Toowong Cemetery@fotc.au · 10mo ago

#31DaysOfGraves Day 29 - Occupation William Sowray was the Superintendent of the Ithaca Volunteer Fire Brigade and worked as a Blacksmith in the Queensland Railways. The tools of his occupations are shown on his headstone - a fire helmet on top, hose nozzle, axes, and blacksmith tools below.

The headstone of William Henry Sowray - portion 1, section 50A, grave 1 in Toowong Cemetery.
Friends of Toowong Cemetery@fotc.au · 10mo ago

#31DaysOfGraves Day 28 - Column Stephen Alonzo Spragg (1879—1904) played in Australia's first full international Rugby Union team against Great Britain in Sydney in 1899. A versatile sportsman, a football, rowing oars, and cricket bat are carved on his broken column memorial. A life cut short.

Stephen Alonzo Spragg's memorial in Toowong Cemetery, Portion 5, Section15, Grave 26.Portrait of Lonnie Spragg. Source: most likely an uncredited staff photographer for The Australian Town and County Journal - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71505753, PD-Aus, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39671432 🪦 Stephen Alonzo Spragg is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 5, Section15, Grave 26.
Friends of Toowong Cemetery@fotc.au · 10mo ago

#31DaysOfGraves Day 26 - Figure In 1909, Edinburgh‑born Edward McGregor built the Lyceum Theatre in George Street, Brisbane, which he ran until his death in 1939. Edward loved music and was patron of the Brisbane Municipal and Excelsior bands and vice‑patron of the Scottish and Curlew choirs. 🎶

Edward McGregor's memorial in Toowong Cemetery Brisbane, Portion 4, Section 16, Grave 17&18.Photo of Edward McGregor - The Telegraph, 4 Decision 1939 - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/184759988