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Toogoolawah

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The town was surveyed privately when the "Cressbrook" Estate was subdivided and sold as dairy farms in 1904, and also the district immediately surrounding the town. The town plan was not registered with the Survey Office untill 1st June, 1909.

The extension of the Brisbane Valley Branch Railway from Esk to the new town was opened on 8th Feb 1904. James Henry McConnell, owner of "Cressbrook" Station suggested the name "Bakewell", after a village in Derbyshire, England, for the new town and railway station. The Railways Department however favoured the use of Aboriginal names, so McConnel then suggested "Toogoolawah", the Aborigines name for the locality in the Brisbane Suburb of Bulimba where McConnel's town house was situated.

"Toogoolawah" is derived from the Aboriginal works "dhoo", and generic term for tree and "goo/lawa", meaning crescent shaped or bent like a crescent moon.

Other NamesCressbrookTypeTowns & LocalitiesTownsToogoolawah & SurroundsReferencesShire of Esk: origins of place names in Shire of Esk by Esk Shire Council. [Brisbane]: Department of Geographic Information, [c1980].

Places

Cressbrook Creek

Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield

Toogoolawah Lutheran Cemetery

Toogoolawah Apostolic Cemetery

Toogoolawah Cemetery

Caboonbah Undenominational Church

Moore Cemetery

Toogoolawah School

People & Families

Tony Irvin

Lloyd Sutton

Brian McCAuliffe

Lars Andersen

David Cannon McConnel

McConnel Family

Manuscripts & Documents

Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co (Australasia) Limited trade mark stamp

Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co. certificate for milk products written in German.

Nestle condensery, Toogoolaway

Nestle condensery employees

Nestle condensery, Toogoolawah

Audiovisual

Blue Skies by Karen McEvoy

Old Yellow by Tracy Dobson

Tony Irvin recounting his memories of working on the Brisbane Valley Railway line.

Brian McAuliffe recounting his memories of working on the Brisbane Valley Railway line.

Lloyd Sutton recounting his memories of working on the Brisbane Valley Railway line.

Clubs & Organisations

Brisbane Valley Heritage Trails

Toogoolawah Country Women's Association

Toogoolawah Show Society

Toogoolawah & District History Group

Events

Peace Procession Toogoolawah

Electricity In Toogoolawah

1919 Influenza Pandemic

Businesses

Nestle Condensed Milk Factory

Somerset Regional Council

Publications

Somerset Remembers: A guide to significant memorials in the Somerset Region

Toogoolawah Town Guide

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