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Toowong History Group Books

Cover of Toowong: A Community’s History Cover of Toowong: Tales of Toowong and early Brisbane Cover of Toowong: 1863 – 2011

In the year 2000 the Toowong History Group was formed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the short-lived Toowong Town (1903-1925). The Group wanted to record local memories before they were lost, and surface more historical stories. It resulted in the production of our first book:

Toowong: A Community’s History

Toowong: A Community’s History was launched in 2003 to coincide with, and celebrate, the Centenary of Toowong.

Cover of Toowong: A Community’s History

Toowong: Tales of Toowong and early Brisbane

Toowong: Tales of Toowong and early Brisbane contains edited transcripts of talks on Queensland and local history, given by amateur and professional historians to Toowong History Group. Many of the images presented in the talks have been included.

Cover of Toowong: Tales of Toowong and early Brisbane

Toowong: 1863 – 2011

This book has three parts, with over 100 pages:

  1. Toowong - The early years from 1863
  2. Toowong - School days from the 1950s to the 1980s
  3. Toowong - Stories from its two memorial parks

Cover of Toowong: 1863 – 2011

Order a book

If your family lived in Toowong in the past and you would like to know more about the suburb as it was when they lived here, take this opportunity to email us to order one or more books covering the history of Toowong from the time when Aboriginals roamed the area to the present day.

Order all three books for $60 including postage within Australia. Individual books are $25 including postage.

Order one or more books

Collect and save

Come to one of our meetings and purchase the books for a special price of $15 each or $40 for all three.