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MEETING TIMES AND DATES
The Toowong History group, which is a sub-group of the West
Toowong Community Group Inc. meets every first Thursday of
the month, except in school holidays.
Time :7:00pm-8:30 pm.
Coffee and Tea available afterwards.
Venue: The Toowong Primary School Library. Enter via the
Kate St gate and parking is on the school parade ground. The
stairs to the library is immediately in front of the parking
area.
The Toowong History group would like to acknowledge the generosity
of the Primary School in hosting our meetings for 2005
Look forward to seeing you there. Sue
Wickenden (Convenor).
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In 1867 when the Dovercourt Estate was advertised
for sale, it was described as situated in the 'Neighborhood
of Toowong' (Brisbane Courier 25 March 1867).
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Toby The Postman's Dog- his little memorial headstone
is in the garden where it should be, next to the Business
Centre (where the posties pass each day) in Ebor Lane. The
staff of the Post Office can show you.
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The older residents of Toowong refer to (what we now know
as) Toowong Creek as Moggill Creek. Which was how it
used to be known. Arthur Palmer
The house on the Palmer Estate (Toowong College grounds)
was known as "Easton Grey". The house was
originally called Ormlie. Arthur Palmer
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Click
here to see larger poster of the Sale of the Glen Olive Garden
Estate from 1924
