Toowong Cemetery Stories
The Friends of Toowong Cemetery have published over 550 individual stories about people remembered at the cemetery.
Individual stories have been grouped into over 50 themed collections below. Stories marked with are also self-guided walks.
Featured Stories
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Discover the stories of Queenslander's who contributed to Australia's federation and our constitution.
30 minutes
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Uncover Brisbane's history along the gently sloping Dr. Lilian Cooper Drive.
1 hour
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Women who shaped Queensland
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Fire fighters of early Brisbane.
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Read about 14 Brisbane Mayors from 1859 to 1931 who are buried in Toowong Cemetery.
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Read about the sculpters of Toowong Cemetery's beautiful monuments.
Political stories
- The Federation walk - commemorating four Queensland delegates to the 1891 National Australasian Convention
- Queensland Governors - stories about some of Queensland's earliest Governors (1868 to 1919)
- Brisbane Mayors - 14 stories of Brisbane Mayors (1859 to 1931) buried in Toowong Cemetery
- One Adult, One Vote - Queensland's own suffrage story
- Labor Luminaries - recognising people involved in the Labor movement
- The Great Shearers' Strike of 1891
Local stories
- Founding Fathers - members of the first Brisbane General Cemetery Trust
- Notable Women - Women who shaped Queensland
- Toowong Identities - commemorating the Centenary of the Proclamation of the Town of Toowong in 1903
- More Toowong Identities - commemorating the Centenary of the Proclamation of the Town of Toowong in 1903
Stories by Profession
- Artists - discover famous local artists
- Fire fighters - Fire fighters of early Brisbane
- Health Professionals - commemorating Nurses, Doctors and other health professionals
- Judiciary - Early Judiciary buried in Toowong Cemetery
- Mariners - Anchors Aweigh!
- Monumental Masons - Sculpters of beautiful monuments in Toowong Cemetery
- Performers - Actors and Performers buried in Toowong Cemetery
- Police - remembering Queensland Colonial Police
- Print Media Identities of Early Brisbane
- More Print Media Identities of Early Brisbane
- Prospectors
- Sporting Personalities
- Railway People - A Journey from Sevastopol to Brunswick Street
- Undertakers
Military stories
- Colonial Conflicts
- Lest We Forget - remembering the men and women who gave their lives in service to their country
- Lest We Forget: Naval - commemorating the centenary of the Royal Australian Navy, 1911—2011
- Men of the Royal Navy
- Scots in the Australian Imperial Force in World War One
- 1919 Soldiers
- Conflict and Compassion
Community stories
- The Irish
- The Lutherans
- The Jewish walk - A self-guided walk around Portion 3
Other themed stories
- One Year: 1923
- Christmas Shopping 1877 - stories about shop keepers and Christmas in 1877
- The Other Half - stories about women who made an impact on Queensland
- Steam - stories about our steam-driven past
- Building Brisbane - recalling the builders of early Brisbane
- Convicts - connections to our convict past
- Erected by Family, Friends and Colleagues
- Christmas
- At the mercy of the weather
- 20/20 Vision
- Rich man, Poor man
- Taken before their time
- Children - Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me
- Mothers
Stories by Portion
Story Books
You may also be interested in our books:
- Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary People, a compilation of stories submitted by the public about people buried at Toowong Cemetery.
- Colonel Samuel Wensley Blackall: 1809-1871, commemorating the 140th anniversary of Toowong Cemetery and the internment of Governor Samuel Wensley Blackall.
State Library of Queensland's reading room, Brisbane, 1902 — State Library of Queensland. Cropped.