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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 4h

🪦 #31DaysOfGraves — Day 5: Vehicle This headstone with a Penny Farthing on it started my involvement with Friends of Toowong Cemetery and my first published story - www.fotc.au/research/alf... 📍 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 🦘 fotc.au 🔍 Details in Alt text…

On Thursday, 13 November 1884, Alfred was riding his Penny Farthing bicycle along North Quay when he fell and injured the middle finger of his right hand.

He was admitted to Brisbane Hospital with a Tetanus infection on Wednesday, 19 November 1884. Doctors agreed the finger needed to be amputated, Dr. Thomson performing the operation.

Alfred did not recover and died in hospital on the night of Thursday, 20 November 1884.

His death was reported in The Queenslander on Saturday, 29 November 1884, noting the cause of death as, "a wound of finger, tetanus, asphyxia".

https://www.fotc.au/research/alfred-joseph-duggan/

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 03/10/2026

🪦 #31DaysOfGraves — Day 4: Entrance The Toowong Cemetery Main Entrance was designed by the Colonial Architect F.D.G. Stanley and erected in 1873–1874. 📍 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 🦘 fotc.au 🔍 Details in Alt text...

The Toowong Cemetery Main Entrance was designed by the Colonial Architect F.D.G. Stanley and erected in 1873–1874.

https://www.fotc.au/research/francis-drummond-grenville-stanley/

https://www.fotc.au/visit/#plan-your-trip

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 02/10/2026

🪦 #31DaysOfGraves — Day 3: Glass Glass-covered immortelles on the grave of World War I Soldier, Private George Heiniger, at Toowong Cemetery in 1915. 📍 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 🦘 - fotc.au 🔍 Details in Alt text...

George Heiniger's comrades funded the erection of a marble headpiece above his grave at the Toowong Cemetery which was engraved with a miniature saddle and crossed rifles. The grave was surrounded by a concrete kerbing. After paying for the tombstone the balance of the money raised was used to purchase two artificial wreaths which were placed on the grave.

Private George Heiniger of the Unallotted Light Horse died on 21 February 1915 at the Enoggera Military Training Camp in Brisbane at the age of 18. The night before his death he complained of a headache and giddiness. The next morning he was very ill and his comrades took him on a stretcher to the field hospital at the camp. Once there he lapsed into unconsciousness and died at 9.15 am that day.

A court of enquiry found that he had died of heat stroke, although his comrades stated that he had not been in the sun and had not engaged in violent exercise or work preceding his illness.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 01/10/2026

🪦 #31DaysOfGraves — Day 2: Urn Private Eric Priddle - wounded at Gallipoli, died in Brisbane 21 Nov 1915, aged 22. He rose responsive to his Country's call, and gave for her his best, his life, his all. 📍 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 🦘 fotc.au

Urn atop the headstone of Private Eric Priddle in Toowong Cemetery. Wounded at Gallipoli. Died at Brisbane..

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 30/09/2026

🪦 #31DaysOfGraves — Day 1: Flower Tom Jones (not that one) came to Brisbane in 1860 and was the first Anglican priest ordained in Brisbane in 1861. 📍 Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 🦘 - fotc.au 🔍 Details in Alt text...

Canon Thomas Jones (6‑3‑8/9)

Born in Preston, England, on 30th July, 1836 to David Jones and Mary Ann Giles, Thomas Jones was teaching in England when Bishop Edward Wyndham Tufnell persuaded him to take Holy Orders. He was one of the 'Band of Brothers' who accompanied Bishop Tufnell to Brisbane in 1860.

In 1861 he was the first Anglican priest ordained in Brisbane. He served in Rockhampton until the end of 1864 when he was appointed Vicar at the Wickham Terrace Episcopalian Church, the forerunner of All Saints' Church on 1 January 1865.

In 1881 he became Rector of Toowoomba and later Archdeacon of the Downs and Western District. In 1890, Bishop Webber recognised his long and devoted service to the Diocese by appointing him a Canon of St John's. He was connected with the Anglican Church Grammar School from its beginnings in 1912. Canon Thomas Jones died on 14 August 1918 two weeks after his retirement.

https://www.fotc.au/stories/portion6-and-24/#canon-thomas-jones-6389

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 11/09/2026

Quite like our "page not found" page...

Friends of Toowong Cemetery website page not found error message

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 11/09/2026

We've reorganised the navigation on our website. We think it's an improvement and hope you do to. Redirects are in place so your links to our site won't break, but some of internal links may have broken - let us know if you find one. www.fotc.au

New navigation on the Friends of Toowong Cemetery website
- Visit Toowong Cemetery
- Find a Grave
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- Discover Headstones
- Research History
- Get Involved (coming soon)
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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 30/08/2026

Come along to our FREE Toowong Cemetery Guided Tour, Sunday 6 September 2026, 10:30am—12:00. This month's walk is all about Sports Women & Men remembered in Toowong Cemetery. Meet under the flagpole in Canon Garland Place. Driving here? Use the Richer St entrance. www.fotc.au/guided-tours/

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.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 19/05/2026

John Fewings was the headmaster of the Petrie Terrace School for nearly 30 years before moving to the headship of the Fortitude Valley School, which he held until his retirement in 1903. 🪦 John Bowden Fewings is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 9, Section 30, Grave 22/23.

Sketch of J. B. Fewing.

🪦 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/1dejkfd/alma99183507365002061

Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 19/05/2026

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

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 23/03/2026

Rev. Charles Ogg, founder of the Presbyterian Church in Queensland, led James Swan's funeral. The coffin was draped in the Union Jack and three volleys were fired as it was lowered. When James' parents learnt of his illness, they started travelling from Melbourne, unaware of their tragic loss.

Reverend Charles Ogg wearing ecclesiastical robes. Charles Ogg was the founder of the Presbyterian Church in Queensland.

Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/1dejkfd/alma99183506658002061

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 23/03/2026

The No.1 & No.4 Volunteer Companies gathered, led by Lt. Macgregor, to pay their respects to their comrade, James Swan. With reversed arms, a firing party marched ahead as the Volunteer Band played the Dead March. The procession passed through Brisbane’s streets to the burial ground in Paddington…

Members of the Spring Hill and Fortitude Valley Volunteer Rifle Corps, ca. 1868.

Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/1dejkfd/alma99183512824102061

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 23/03/2026

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.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 10/03/2026

Congratulations to the Australian Remembrance Army for securing a grant from the Australian Government to mark 120 unmarked graves of World War 1 soldiers in Toowong Cemetery. An outstanding achievement by Katrina Trevethan and Cate Walker. Lest We Forget 🌺 www.dva.gov.au/news/latest-...

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 03/01/2026

Just finished A Tomb with a View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards by @peteralanross.bsky.social which I received as a Christmas present. It's a fantastic read. Highly recommended. 💜 Next I'll be Steeple Chasing Around Britain by Church.

A photo of the covers of the books, 'A Tomb with a View' and 'Steeple Chasing Around Britain by Church' by Peter Ross.

Covers by Edward Bettison.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 07/12/2025

🙏🏼 Thank you to everyone who came along to the Friends of Toowong Cemetery guided tour today and throughout 2025. That was our last tour for 2025. Our next tour is on Sunday 1 February 2026. Hope to see you there. www.fotc.au/guided-tours/

Young boy standing beside a headstone at Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, ca. 1902.

Eversley Hull standing beside the headstone of Joseph Postlethwaite, Toowong Cemetery.
The location of this grave at the Toowong Cemetery is Portion 11, Section 26, Grave 14. Eversley Hull was born in 1895 and Joseph Postlethwaite died on 23rd May 1901. (Description supplied with photograph.)

Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/1dejkfd/alma99183507007602061

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 02/12/2025

Come along to our FREE Toowong Cemetery Guided Tour, next Sunday, 7 December 2025, 10:30am—12:00. The tour is titled, "Christmas Shopping in 1877". 🌲🎁🎅🏼 Meet under the flagpole in Canon Garland Place. Driving here? Use the Richer St entrance. www.fotc.au/guided-tours/

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 19/11/2025

William Browne's political career started in 1893 as the MLA for Croydon (in-between Normanton and Gilbert River). He held the seat until his death on 12 April 1904. Browne was leader of the Opposition and chairman of the Parliamentary Labor Party (1900—1903) and then became Minister of Mines.

A map showing Croydon in North West Queensland.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 19/11/2025

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

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 18/11/2025

Thomas McCullough died on 24 March 1872, 9 days after returning to Creen Creek. Green returned to Gilbert River Station to report what happened. Electric Telegraph Department Officers funded a memorial for Thomas in Brisbane. Full story: buff.ly/49YJrNC

Thomas Kingsmill McCullough's headstone in Toowong Cemetery.

🪦 Thomas Kingsmill McCullough is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 6, Section 21, Grave 10.

Thomas Kingsmill McCullough's headstone in Toowong Cemetery.

Inscription:

Sacred to the memory of Thomas Kingsmill McCullough only son of Mr. William McCullough of Brisbane. Who died at Creen Creek Telegraph Station on Sunday 24th March 1872 in his 26th year.

Thomas Kingsmill McCullough is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 6, Section 21, Grave 10.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 18/11/2025

McCullough and Green returned to Creen Creek after floods subsided. The telegraph line needed repair. Thomas had a fever, so sent Green out. He returned the next day to find Thomas face down on the floor. Gilbert River Station called. Green helped Thomas to the instrument but he fell unconscious.

Telegraph Inn at Gilbert River in Queensland - early 1900s

Thomas Kingsmill McCullough is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 6, Section 21, Grave 10.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 18/11/2025

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

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 06/11/2025

Can you help identify this symbol on a headstone in Toowong Cemetery? Rev. T. Norman Deller was born in Toowoomba on 2 July 1895. He served Methodist churches in Toowoomba, Brisbane, Kilcoy and Fiji. Read about Norm and Mabel's time as Missionaries in Fiji: journeyonline.com.au/magazine/mis...

The headstone of Thomas Norman and Mabel Elizabeth Deller is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 28, Section 48, Grave 1C.

Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

A close up of an unknown symbol on the headstone of Thomas Norman and Mabel Elizabeth Deller is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 28, Section 48, Grave 1C.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 01/11/2025

FREE Toowong Cemetery Guided Tour, TODAY, 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

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 31/10/2025

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

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 30/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 31 - Memento Mori Memento Mori is sometimes represented by wilting flowers to signify the impermanence of life. Ann Hill was the second person buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 6, Section 21, Grave 9.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 29/10/2025

Another colourful headstone in Toowong Cemetery

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 29/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 30 - Colour The Clutterbuck family is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 7A, Section 116, Grave 30. Yellow lichen has made their headstone a standout in the cemetery.

The Clutterbuck family headstone covered in yellow lichen in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 7A, Section 116, Grave 30.

Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 28/10/2025

#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.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 27/10/2025

#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.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 26/10/2025

Elizabeth Halliday died 30 March 1886, aged 59. Annie Birkbeck died 1 October 1897, aged 35.

Elizabeth Halliday is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 9, Section 16, Grave 8.

Inscription reads: In loving memory of Elizabeth Halliday who died March 30th 1886 Aged 59 years. R.I.P.

Annie Birkbeck is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 9, Section 16, Grave 8.

Inscription reads: In loving memory of Annie, wife of Charles Edward Birkbeck who died March 1st October 1887 Aged 35

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 26/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 27 - Tree A hollow terracotta headstone in the form of a tree stump with two scrolls "nailed" to it. The scrolls commemorate Elizabeth Halliday and Annie Birkbeck. Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 9, Section 16, Grave 8.

🪦 The terracotta headstone of Elizabeth Halliday and Annie Birkbeck in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 26/10/2025

Come along to our FREE Toowong Cemetery Guided Tour, next Sunday, 2 November 2025, 10:30am—12:00. Meet under the flagpole in Canon Garland Place. Driving here? Use the Richer St entrance. buff.ly/3POl0Jq

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 25/10/2025

#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

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 24/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 25 - Graveside Ornament Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.

A graveside ornament, pansies in the shape of a cross, in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 23/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 24 - Unique Animal The headstone of John Nemethy, tiled with the Hungarian coat of arms and a Turul (a mythical eagle-like creature) on top. John Nemethy is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 22, Section 42, Grave 22.

The headstone of John Nemethy in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 22, Section 42, Grave 22.

Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 22/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 23 - Cross Tom Jones #NotThatOne is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 6, Section 6, Grave 8&9.

Thomas Jones' headstone in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 6, Section 6, Grave 8&9.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 21/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 22 - Landscape A stylised Brisbane landscape on the Freeleagus family grave in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 18, Section 187, Grave 21. Dig deeper: www.fotc.au/research/chr...

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 20/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 21 - Bronze A Bronze Green Man on the headstone of John Joseph Thompson. Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 15, Section 12, Grave 48.

A Bronze Green Man on the headstone of John Joseph Thompson in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 15, Section 12, Grave 48.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 19/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 20 - Wreath A wreath on a memorial shaped like the Eiffel Tower (memories of a trip to Paris?) Rose Jane Leahy is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 27, Section 14, Grave 22.

Rose Jane Leahy's memorial in Toowong Cemetery is shaped like the Eiffel Tower.

Rose Jane Leahy is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 27, Section 14, Grave 22.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 18/10/2025

A symbol for charity can be seen on William Birkbeck's headstone in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 9, Section 16, Grave 9.

Charity symbol (a heart in the palm of a hand) on the headstone of William Thomas Birkbeck's headstone in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 9, Section 16, Grave 9.

Close up of William Thomas Birkbeck's headstone in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 9, Section 16, Grave 9.

Inscription reads: Erected by the members of the Manchester Unity Independent Order Of Oddfellows in memory of their well beloved brother William Thomas Birkbeck P.P.C.M. who died 19th March 1909 aged 61 years.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 18/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 19 - Social Group William Thomas Birkbeck was a Past Provincial Corresponding Member in the Manchester Unity Independent Order Of Oddfellows, M.U.I.O.O.F. provided mutual aid, social support, and financial assistance to its members through a fraternal lodge system…

The headstone of William Thomas Birkbeck in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 9, Section 16, Grave 9.

Inscription reads: Erected by the members of the Manchester Unity Independent Order Of Oddfellows in memory of their well beloved brother William Thomas Birkbeck P.P.C.M. who died 19th March 1909 aged 61 years.

Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows, ca. 1910 — State Library of Queensland

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 17/10/2025

Bezalel Saul "Sali" Mendelsohn and his wife Abigail. Watch actor Ben Mendelsohn discover his ancestor, Sali Mendelsohn, on Who do you think you are? Australia. www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/wat...

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 17/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 18 - Mistake Bezalel Saul Mendelsohn's nickname was "Sali". His sons had his name inscribed as "Sali Mendelsohn Bezalel Saul" Sali's wife preferred his nickname so had his given names neatly chiselled off the headstone. Dig deeper: www.fotc.au/research/bez...

"Sali" Bezalel Saul Mendelsohn is buried in Toowong Cemetery - Portion 3, Section 6, Grave 7.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 16/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 17 - Relocated Annie Piddington and her son Hugh's remains and headstone were relocated from the Weslyan Methodist and Congregational burial grounds in Paddington to Toowong Cemetery, Portion 6, Section 23, Grave 18.

Annie and Hugh Piddington's headstone in Paddington Cemetery.

Source: Paddington Cemetery 1910 — Queensland State Archives.

Annie and Hugh Piddington's headstone in Toowong Cemetery in 2025.

The inscription is difficult to read due to weathering:

In Memoriam
Annie
The faithful and beloved wife of W. J. Killick Piddington.
Died Oct 16th 1866 aged 36 years.
Other hope she had none mor wish in her but to follow meekly with heavenly steps the sacred feet of the saviour.
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Hugh Piddington
Second son of the above
Died Sept. 27th 1866 aged 3 years
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Annie Piddington and her son Hugh are buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 6, Section 23, Grave 18.

Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 15/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 16 - Obelisk The black obelisk memorial of Richard Pike (newsagent) gives off an Egyptian vibe to me. His shop and home were in Edward St, Brisbane. Newsboys gave many floral tributes at the funeral. Richard Pike is buried in Toowong Cemetery - Portion 5, Section 40, Grave 1.

The black obelisk memorial of Richard Pike who is buried in Toowong Cemetery - Portion 5, Section 40, Grave 1.

Source: BEREAVEMENT NOTICES. (1912, April 13). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), p. 12. Retrieved October 5, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21912767

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 14/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 15 - Damaged Fallen Jockey - Toowong Cemetery

The fallen headstone of Robert Williamson in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 6, Section 21, Grave 15.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 13/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 14 - Inside Inside the heritage-listed Temple of Peace in Toowong Cemetery, Portion 4, Section 38, Grave 14. Dig deeper - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_...

Inside the heritage-listed Temple of Peace in Toowong Cemetery.

Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 12/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 13 - Skeleton I can't believe I can't find any skeletons in Toowong Cemetery! Toowong Cemetery opened in 1875 so perhaps skeletons on headstones would offend Victorian sensitivities. Here's something I found in Bendigo

A large sculpture of a skull with the inscription, “Keep on keeping on”, by Alex Seton, Australia, 1977.

The work is titled, "Sometimes the dead are more alive than the living", and was made in 2017 from Wombeyan marble.

Alex lives and works in Sydney, NSW, and exhibits in Australia and Italy.

The work was purchased with funds from Bendigo Art Gallery Foundation, 2017 and is on display outside the Bendigo Art Gallery in Victoria, Australia.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 11/10/2025

#31DaysOfGraves Day 12 - Notable Woman Emma Miller was in the vanguard of the formation of women’s unions, the women’s suffrage movement, and the Labor Party. She actively supported strikers during the 1880s, and worked to alleviate the plight of the unemployed. www.fotc.au/research/emm...

Emma Miller headstone is in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 13, Section 6, Grave 5&6.

Inscription on Emma Miller's headstone:

Emma Miller Memorial
Emma Miller, (1839 - 1917) A foundation member for the Labor
Party, one of the leaders of the women's sufferage movement, she
was a tireless fighter for the union movement and anti-conscription
campaigner. An ardent pacifist from childhood, she opposed all wars
from Crimea to World War I. As President of the Women's Equal
Franchise Association, she saw Australian women win the federal
vote in 1902, the first women in the world to be able to vote in a
federal election. Emma Miller's courage and energy were unmatched
during the struggles for equal rights for women, earning her the title
of "Mother Miller" and "the grand old labour woman of Queensland".

Interred with:
William Calderwood (Second Husband) 1842 - 1880
Thomas Mycroft Silcock (Son) 1857 - 1890
Emma Calderwood (Grand-daughter - daughter of George and Jean Calderwood) died before the age of one year in 1909
Sarah Jean Calderwood (Daughter-in-law - wife of George) died 1939

She fought hard, she gave it her best, she did what was right, and she made a difference.

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