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A reserve was declared for a cemetery in Toowong in 1860, but there was some reluctance to use the new cemetery. The Toowong Cemetery opened when Governor Blackall was buried at this location on 3 January 1871 after his unexpected and rapid ill-heath and death. The Botanic Gardens and the Acclimatisation Society both provided trees for shading and ornamentation. Four years before the cemetery was officially opened.
Citations
Cohen, Kay. with Val Donovan, Ruth Kerr, Margaret Kowald, Lyndsay Smith, and Jean Stewart. Lost Brisbane and Surrounding Areas 1860-1960. Volume 1. RHSQ. 2014. page 156; Toowong History Group Inc; Brisbane City Council, Heritage Trail – Toowong Cemetery, series No.5, (B.C.C., 1991)
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Map References
QSA. QSA Series ID 1015 Moreton District 20 Chain Maps – AG3. 20 chains to the inch. Parish of Indooroopilly, County of Stanley. 532928