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Publications

Friends of Toowong Cemetery have published the following resources:

Colonel Samuel Wensley Blackall: 1809-1871

Colonel Samuel Wensley Blackall: 1809-1871, published in 2011, celebrates the 140th anniversary of the first year of operation of the Brisbane General Cemetery, now known as the Toowong Cemetery, and the internment of the first person buried there, Governor Samuel Wensley Blackall.

Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People

Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People, published in 1999, is a compilation of stories, submitted by the public, about people buried at Toowong Cemetery. It is available in print at Brisbane City Council Libraries.

140th Anniversary of Toowong Cemetery - DVD

To mark the anniversary of Toowong Cemetery's first year of operation, there was a Heritage Day on Sunday, 24 July 2011 featuring a re-enactment of the burial of Governor Blackall.

The Toowong Cemetery 140th Anniversary Commemoration DVD is available for purchase.