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Friends of Toowong Cemetery

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. https://www.fotc.au 🎉 Celebrating Toowong Cemetery's 150th anniversary.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 4h

I found many monument catalogues on archive.org. I used search terms like:
- monuments -- catalogs
- tombstones -- catalogs
- sepluchral monuments

I recognised many designs in these:

- archive.org/details/CoxS...
- archive.org/details/exce...

Sadly but no design for our #31DaysOfGraves flowers.

Excelsior statuary book. : Cook & Watkins. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

archive.org

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Dr. Robyn S. Lacy ⚰️ @graveyardarch.bsky.social · 12h

Wait I found it! @fotc.au @ohfolkthat.bsky.social
This one is an Alexander Smith stone dated 1889, at the old UC Cemetery in Brigus, NL!

A five piece complex monument, dated to 1889. It has a complex flower design on the middle section above the inscription.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 10h

Now on a treasure hunt for headstone style guides 🪦🔍

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 13h

#31DaysOfGraves Day 11 - Military

Canon David John Garland, the Architect of ANZAC Day, is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 1, Section 50A, Grave 9, overlooking the military graves in Portion 10.

Dig deeper: www.fotc.au/research/dav...

Canon David John Garland's memorial in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 1, Section 50A, Grave 9.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 1d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 10 - Urn

An urn on top of James Forsyth Thallon's memorial.

Dig deeper: www.fotc.au/research/jam...

James Forsyth Thallon's memorial in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 11, Section 71, Grave 14.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 2d

The Condon family grave is in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 7A, Section 16, Grave 4.

Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 2d

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 2d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 9 - Hand

Oh for the touch of a vanish'd hand
and the sound of a voice that is still

An inscription on a headstone in Toowong Cemetery reads, "Oh for the touch of a vanish'd hand and the sound of a voice that is still".

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 3d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 8 - Glass

Glass used to capture family memories on the grave of Dr. Colin Page, buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 15, Section 6, Grave 53.

Dr. Colin Page's memorial in Toowong Cemetery uses glass to capture family photos.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 4d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 7 - Angel

An angel on a headstone at sunset in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 5d

Most graves in Toowong Cemetery face East. As there are two graves per row, some face West to make the headstone easier to read / access. The Jewish graves face West.

Hope that helps. 💜

Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 5d

Miss M. J. Bedford

Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/1dejkfd/alma99183506976202061

Doctor Lilian Violet Cooper

Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/tqqf2h/alma99183506821502061

Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 5d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 6 - Gender

The headstone of Lilian Violet Cooper and Mary Josephine Bedford - Life-long friends, buried together in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane - Portion 8, Section 69, Grave 13&14.

Dig deeper: www.fotc.au/research/lil...

The headstone of Lilian Violet Cooper and Mary Josephine Bedford - Life-long friends, buried together in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane - Portion 8, Section 69, Grave 13&14.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 6d

Thank you everyone who joined us on today's guided tour about Lightning. ⚡️

We hoped you enjoyed it.

Next month's walk is about Soldiers laid to rest in November. 💜

Hope to see you there, 10:30am Sunday 2 November 2025.

Headstone of Ernest Arthur Doughty, accidentally killed by lightning.

Ernest Arthur Doughty is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Portion 11, Section 28, Grave 1&2.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 6d

FREE Toowong Cemetery Guided Tour, TODAY, Sunday, 5 October 2025, 10:30am—12:00.

Today's walk is all about ⚡ Lightning ⚡

Meet under the flagpole in Canon Garland Place.

Driving here? Use the Richer St entrance.

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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.

Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 6d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 5 - Bird

A Sulphur-crested Cockatoo on a headstone in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.

Loud raucous calls from a squadron of Cockatoos are often heard when walking through the cemetery.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 7d

Come along to our FREE Toowong Cemetery Guided Tour, tomorrow, Sunday, 5 October 2025, 10:30am—12:00.

This month's walk is all about ⚡ Lightning ⚡

Meet under the flagpole in Canon Garland Place.

Driving here? Use the Richer St entrance.

buff.ly/3POl0Jq

Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 7d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 4 - Languages

Nudgoo Shah is buried in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 15, Section 11, Grave 17.

Nudgoo Shah memorial in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 15, Section 11, Grave 17.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 8d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 3 - Tomb

The Temple of Peace in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 4, Section 38, Grave 14

The Temple of Peace in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 4, Section 38, Grave 14

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

Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 9d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 2 - Nautical

The headstone of Tom George Johnson erected by his comrades, the members of the Australian Institute of Marine Engineers. Tom died on 2 October 1912.

Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 14, Section 18, Grave 4.

www.fotc.au/research/tom...

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Anna Fairley Nielsson @annaandthedead.bsky.social · 9d

#31DaysOfGraves - Already two very similar but thousands of miles apart?? bsky.app/profile/fotc...
Same year?
@ohfolkthat.bsky.social @fotc.au

Katie Crane @ohfolkthat.bsky.social · 9d

#31DaysOfGraves - flower

Let's see how many of these I can do without taking new photos.

These flowers are on the stone belonging to Captain Alfred Smith in Cupids, NL

A white marble gravestone in Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador. There are carved flowers on the top portion of the monument. On the bottom the inscription reads:

In memory of
Capt Alfred Smith
Who died
July 22nd, 1888
Aged 80 years

There is an epitaph below this but it is difficult to make out clearly.

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Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 9d

Same year! Frederick Ness died 18 Nov 1888 and was buried the next day. trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ar...

Family Notices - The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) - 19 Nov 1888

trove.nla.gov.au

Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 9d

The inscription is below. Here’s the full photo…

Frederick Ness’ headstone in Toowong Cemetery.

Friends of Toowong Cemetery @fotc.au · 10d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 1 - Flower

The headstone of Frederick Ness, carved by his brother-in-law Frank Downs.

Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia - Portion 13 Section 4, Grave 8.

www.fotc.au/research/fra...

🪦 The headstone of Frederick Ness in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia.

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 · 11d

Every day in October we'll be posting photos as part of #31DaysOfGraves.

You can play along to... Post a cemetery or headstone photo that matches each day's prompt and tag it with #31DaysOfGraves.

Day 1:Flower
Day 2: Nautical
Day 3: Tomb...

See the full list in the image and alt text below.

Day 1: Flower
Day 2: Nautical
Day 3: Tomb
Day 4: Languages
Day 5: Bird
Day 6: Gender
Day 7: Angel
Day 8: Glass
Day 9: Hand
Day 10: Urn
Day 11: Military
Day 12: Notable woman
Day 13: Skeleton
Day 14: Inside
Day 15: Damaged
Day 16: Obelisk
Day 17: Relocated
Day 18: Mistake
Day 19: Social group
Day 20: Wreath
Day 21: Bronze
Day 22: Landscape
Day 23: Cross
Day 24: Unique animal
Day 25: Graveside ornament
Day 26: Figure
Day 27: Tree
Day 28: Column
Day 29: Occupation
Day 30: Colour
Day 31: Memento mori

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