Newspaper clipping from The Brisbane Courier, 6 July 1875. After years of delay, the opening of the new General Cemetery, near Toowong, is an accomplised fact, the place being now, by announcement, available for public internments. We understand that it is the intention of the Government to declare the old burial grounds closed after the 1st of August. We believe one of the arguments in favor of the present site of the new cemeteries was its contiguity to the railway line; and it is to be hoped that the Government will, with as little delay as possible, make arrangements by which funerals could be taken by rail to the Toowong station, which is but a very short distance from the new burial grounds. The length of the journey from Brisbane by road is considerable, and funerals will be rendered much more expensive than at present unless provision be made for conducting them by rail, which would not only be a great public convenience, but to the Government a source of revenue. Source: The Brisbane Courier. (1875, July 6). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 2. Retrieved May 25, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1378446
View of the Toowong Railway Station 1880. Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/dls06p/alma99183800174102061 Friends of Toowong Cemetery is a volunteer group that discover and share the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, ca. 1890 Source: State Library of Queensland - https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/bumb4u/alma99183858862102061
The Brisbane Courier on 6 July 1875 reports that the General Cemetery near Toowong was finally open and encouraged the Government to make arrangements by which funerals could be taken by rail to the Toowong station and then on to Toowong Cemetery.
Toowong station opened on 14 June 1875.
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