?siteId 16368 title Toowoomba Queens Park and Botanic Gardens author Department of Environment and Resource Management date 4 April 2011 accessdate 4 June 2011 ref References reflist Toowoomba Region Category Suburbs of ToowoombaQueensland geo stub ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name East Toowoomba city Toowoomba state qld image caption lga Toowoomba Region postcode 4350 pop 5991 pop footnotes 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id SSC35885 name East ToowoombaToowoomba City State Suburb accessdate 4 June 2011 quick on ref area 4.2 est stategov Electoral district of Toowoomba North Toowoomba North fedgov Division of Groom Groom coordinates coord 27.562 151.969 type city 5991 region AU QLD scale 30000 format dms display inline,title dist1 2 dir1 E location1 Toowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba near nw North Toowoomba, Queensland North Toowoomba near n Mount Lofty, Queensland Mount Lofty near ne Mount Lofty, Queensland Mount Lofty near w Toowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba City near e Redwood, Queensland Redwood near sw South Toowoomba, Queensland South Toowoomba near s South Toowoomba, Queensland South Toowoomba near se Rangeville, Queensland Rangeville East Toowoomba is a suburb of Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia , located convert 2 km mi 0 from the central business district. Education The suburb contains the main Bridge Street campus of Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE , and two elite independent schools, Toowoomba Grammar School boys and Fairholme College girls . In addition, the suburb contains Toowoomba East State School 1887 and Mater Dei Primary School Catholic, 1917 . Toowoomba East State School is Toowoomba s largest primary school with 950 students attending. Facilities Clive Berghofer Stadium , previously known as Athletic Oval and named for former Toowoomba mayor Clive Berghofer 1982 1992 , and primarily ... Toowoomba official website accessdate 4 June 2011 ref Botanical Gardens and Queens Park, a heritage ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name North Toowoomba city Toowoomba state qld image caption lga Toowoomba Region postcode 4350 pop 3062 pop footnotes 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id SSC37051 name North ToowoombaToowoomba City State Suburb accessdate 4 June 2011 quick on ref area 2 est stategov Electoral district of Toowoomba North Toowoomba North fedgov Division of Groom Groom coordinates coord 27.546 151.954 type city 3062 region AU QLD scale 30000 format dms display inline,title dist1 2 dir1 N location1 Toowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba near nw Rockville, Queensland Rockville near n Harlaxton, Queensland Harlaxton near ne Mount Lofty, Queensland Mount Lofty near w Newtown, QueenslandToowoomba Newtown near e Mount Lofty, Queensland Mount Lofty near sw Newtown, QueenslandToowoomba Newtown near s Toowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba City near se East Toowoomba, Queensland East Toowoomba North Toowoomba is an inner suburb of Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia , located directly north of the city centre. ref cite web url http www.derm.qld.gov.au property placenames details.php?id 41685 title Place name details North Toowoomba author Department of Environment and Resource Management accessdate 5 June 2011 ref References reflist Toowoomba Region Category Suburbs of ToowoombaQueensland geo stub ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name South Toowoomba city Toowoomba state qld image caption lga Toowoomba Region postcode 4350 pop 5251 pop footnotes 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id SSC37471 name South ToowoombaToowoomba City State Suburb accessdate 4 June 2011 quick on ref area 3.7 est stategov Electoral district of Toowoomba South Toowoomba South fedgov Division of Groom Groom coordinates coord 27.576 151.954 type city 5251 region AU QLD scale 30000 format dms display inline,title dist1 2 dir1 S location1 Toowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba near nw Newtown, QueenslandToowoomba Newtown near n Toowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba City near ne East Toowoomba, Queensland East Toowoomba near w Harristown, Queensland Harristown near e Rangeville, Queensland Rangeville near sw Kearneys Spring, Queensland Kearneys Spring near s Centenary Heights, Queensland Centenary Heights near se Rangeville, Queensland Rangeville South Toowoomba is an inner suburb of Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia , located directly south of the city centre. ref cite web url http www.derm.qld.gov.au property placenames details.php?id 41697 title Place name details South Toowoomba author Department of Environment and Resource Management accessdate 4 June 2011 ref The suburb is home to City Golf Course, the Downs Shopping Centre, St Saviour s College and Toowoomba South State School. References reflist Toowoomba Region Category Suburbs of ToowoombaQueensland geo stub ... more details
Town Shopping Centre, Toowoomba, Queensland author Leasing Information Services accessdate 4 June 2011 ... www.tmr.qld.gov.au media b25ac199 603e 406d 8a77 091b0bfe2ede pdf toowoomba timetable.pdf title Toowoomba Highfields Crows Nest bus network author Transport and Main Roads Queensland date March 2011 accessdate 4 June 2011 ref References reflist Toowoomba Region Category Suburbs of ToowoombaQueensland ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Toowoomba City city Toowoomba state qld image caption lga Toowoomba Region postcode 4350 pop 2281 pop footnotes 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id SSC37727 name Toowoomba City Toowoomba City State Suburb accessdate 4 June 2011 quick on ref area 2.7 est stategov Electoral district of Toowoomba North Toowoomba North fedgov Division of Groom Groom coordinates coord 27.56 151.951 type city 2281 region AU QLD scale 30000 format dms display inline,title dist1 123 dir1 W location1 Brisbane central business district Brisbane CBD near nw Newtown, QueenslandToowoomba Newtown near n North Toowoomba, Queensland North Toowoomba near ne North Toowoomba, Queensland North Toowoomba near w Newtown, QueenslandToowoomba Newtown near e East Toowoomba, Queensland East Toowoomba near sw Harristown, Queensland Harristown near s South Toowoomba, Queensland South Toowoomba near se South Toowoomba, Queensland South ToowoombaToowoomba City is a suburb of Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia , containing its central business district. Education Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE Bridge Street campus Toowoomba North State School 1869 Holy Name Primary School Catholic, 1916 Shopping Toowoomba City contains two significant shopping centres, presently under the same ownership. Grand Central Shopping Centre , with a GLA of convert 46000 m2 sqft , contains the region ... Street round out the city centre s retail offerings. Transport Toowoomba City is situated at the intersection of the New England Highway and Warrego Highway , and contains Toowoomba railway station ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Newtown city Toowoomba state qld image caption lga Toowoomba Region postcode 4350 pop 9795 pop footnotes 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id SSC37003 name Newtown Toowoomba City State Suburb accessdate 4 June 2011 quick on ref area 5.4 est stategov Electoral district of Toowoomba North Toowoomba North fedgov Division of Groom Groom coordinates coord 27.554 151.93 type city 9795 region AU QLD scale 30000 format dms display inline,title dist1 2 dir1 W location1 Toowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba near nw Wilsonton, Queensland Wilsonton near n Rockville, Queensland Rockville near ne Harlaxton, Queensland Harlaxton near w Wilsonton, Queensland Wilsonton near e Toowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba City near sw Glenvale, Queensland Glenvale near s Harristown, Queensland Harristown near se South Toowoomba, Queensland South Toowoomba Newtown is an inner suburb of Toowoomba , Queensland , located directly west of the city centre. The area was the first outside the city centre to be subdivided for residential purposes, in 1865. It was officially named and bounded in 1981. ref cite web url http www.derm.qld.gov.au property placenames details.php?id 41684 title Place name details Newtown Toowoomba City author Department of Environment and Resource Management accessdate 5 June 2011 ref Education The suburb contains the following schools Newtown State School 1924 Toowoomba West Special School 1975 Clifford Park Special School 1990 Pure Land Learning College Buddhist, 2001 Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic primary, 1940 St. Mary s College, Toowoomba St. Mary s College Catholic boys, 1899 St Ursula s College, Toowoomba St Ursula s College ... Centre Big W , Woolworths Supermarkets , Supa IGA, Best & Less Clifford Park Racecourse, home to the Toowoomba Turf Club, established in 1862. References reflist Toowoomba Region Category Suburbs of ToowoombaQueensland geo stub ... more details
handed back their license due to Queensland Transport rejecting requests for higher subsidies. Bus QueenslandToowoomba, was expected to commence operation on 1 April 2009. External links http www.busaustralia.com ... Bus Queensland Pulitano Group AusPTBus Category Bus companies of Queensland Category Toowoomba ...Use dmy dates date April 2011 Merge to Buses in Queensland date August 2010 Infobox bus transit name Bus QueenslandToowoomba logo Sunbus brand.svg image Toowoomba Sunbus.jpg image caption service area Toowoomba City routes hubs Toowoomba City , University of Southern Queensland , Toowoomba Hospital depots website http www.busqld.com.au busqld.com.au Bus QueenslandToowoomba was formed in a merger of Garden City Sunbus and Kynoch Coaches which were purchased by Bus Queensland. Bus Queensland consists of Park Ridge Transit and Westside Bus Company in Brisbane South and West respectively, operating under the Pulitano Group. Both Garden City Sunbus and Kynoch Coaches are QConnect operators, who service various services throughout Toowoomba in such places as Toowoomba South, Highfields, Wilsonton and Crows Nest, terminating at the Greyhound Interchange. The coach operation of Kynoch Coaches, will be re branded to Coach Queensland, with the route services of both Kynoch and Sunbus to come under the banner of Bus QueenslandToowoomba. Routes are expected to remain the same as previously operated by both Garden City Sunbus and Kynoch, whereas most older buses have been privately sold from the Sunbus fleet. All Kynoch buses will remain at Bus QueenslandToowoomba except one bus which was sold privately. Kynoch Coaches a family owned business, previously owned by Jason Ward, operated urban, school and long distance services from its base, in Stephen Street, Toowoomba. Garden City Sunbus a division of the Sunbus group, operated under the Transit Australia banner, were the main provider of services in the Toowoomba region. The fleet consisted of mainly piecarts and ex STA MAN 11.220 ... more details
Local government Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba contains and largely consists of the City of Toowoomba governed by the Toowoomba City Council , but the last twenty years has seen the rapid growth of satellite ... Past the Post poll, Toowoomba having abandoned the system of wards electorates . As with other local governments in Queensland, Toowoomba City Council was bound by the Local Government Act 1993 ... political events in Toowoomba During the 1989 Queensland State Elections, the Toowoomba based ... significantly and displacing their centres of power to the Toowoomba urban fringe. Toowoomba councillor Lyle Shelton called for Toowoomba s boundaries to be expanded to encompass the area some refer to as Greater Toowoomba Citation needed date October 2008 . March 2008 saw the Toowoomba City Council replaced by the Toowoomba Regional Council. Toowoomba City Council The City of Toowoomba was a Local Government Areas of Australia local government area in Queensland , approximately 150 ... laws previously by laws onto Toowoomba City Council. Toowoomba City Council offered a variety of cultural services to the community, including the Municipal Library and the Toowoomba Art Gallery. The council ... at the Toowoomba City Hall complex clustered around the northwest corner of Ruthven and Herries Streets. After former Premier of Queensland, Peter Beattie, announced his program of LGA amalgamations in 2007, Toowoomba City Council began the transition to becoming part of the Toowoomba Regional Council . The March 2008 LGA elections marked the end of over a century as a city. Toowoomba Regional Council Main Toowoomba Region A council of 10 councillors and a Mayor were elected in March 2008 for a 4 year term. This election was held at the same time as other local government areas in Queensland ... from Toowoomba City itself are Electoral district of Toowoomba North Toowoomba North and Electoral district of Toowoomba South Toowoomba South . Toowoomba South remains a safe seat for the National ... more details
ref improve date October 2011 Orphan date September 2010 History of Toowoomba, Queensland 1800 1820 Toowoomba ... Toowoomba s rail link with Ipswich, Queensland Ipswich was opened. ref Centenary of the opening ... Cambooya and to Willowburn, Queensland Willowburn in 1918. They ceased around 1923. ref The Toowoomba ..., Toowoomba, 1990. ref See also History of Queensland External links http www.toowoomba.org Toowoomba.org ... & the Darling Downs References Reflist DEFAULTSORT History Of Toowoomba, Queensland Category Histories of cities in Australia Toowoomba Category Toowoomba Category Darling Downs Category History of Queensland ... later when George and Patrick Leslie established Toolburra Station convert 56 mi km south west of Toowoomba ... was soon renamed Drayton, Queensland Drayton . 1840 1860 Towards the end of the 1840s Drayton had grown to the point where it had its own newspaper, general store, trading post and the Drayton, Queensland ... today. Horton is regarded as the real founder of Toowoomba, although he was not the first man to live ... later to be drained and become the foundation for the establishment of Toowoomba in the hope of attracting .... 1851 saw the establishment of a National School at Drayton , which later became Drayton, Queensland ... Church of England service held in Toowoomba and the first day the word Toowoomba was written on a public document. How the name Toowoomba was derived is still a point of argument. There are several ... Woomba Woomba was used as the original source that the word Toowoomba was taken from the aboriginal ... and wagon masters spread the news of the new settlement at Toowoomba. By 1858 Toowoomba was growing ... requesting that Toowoomba be declared a Municipality. Governor Bowen granted their wish ... on 4 January 1861 and William Henry Groom , who had led Toowoomba people in their petition for recognition ... for Drayton and Toowoomba. Also in August 1862, telegraphic communication was opened between Toowoomba and Brisbane. In 1864 Toowoomba Prison Toowoomba Gaol was opened. After closure in 1900, it became ... more details
This article is a list of notable people from the Australian regional city of Toowoomba , Queensland . General Henry George Chauvel first Australian soldier to attain the rank of Lieutenant General, Australian Imperial Force Penelope Wensley diplomat and Governor of Queensland Cheryl Praeger mathematician Peter Cameron mathematician Peter Cameron mathematician Frank Forde politician F Sharp programming language Don Syme Creater of C generics and F Steele Rudd Arthur Hoey Davis author best known for On Our Selection Frank Riethmuller German Australian rose breeder Geoffrey Rush Academy Award winning actor Shane Withington actor Shawna Johnson Guinness Book s tallest woman from 1992 1994 Meshel Laurie TV personality Kieran Costigan Comedian Writer Gina Jeffreys country singer Sidney Jeffryes Antarctic radio operator Judy Morris actress, film director, screenwriter Happy Feet Babe Don Talbot author historical author mainly local and Queensland histories Kosta Theodosis Musician Jordan Rice Known for saving his brother s life in the 2010 2011 Queensland floods Jason Gann actor known for playing wilfred in the Australian TV show of the same name Sports Michael Brennan field hockey Michael Brennan hockey player Nikki Hudson hockey player Karen Smith Australian Karen Smith Hockey player Geraint Jones English cricketer Ross Case former tennis player Greg Ritchie former Queensland and Australian cricketer Chloe Sims Gymnast Glynis Nunn heptathlete Tim Cuddihy Olympic archer Natalie Grinham and Rachel Grinham top women s world squash ranking Michael Katsidis professional boxer Will Power motor racing driver Nathan Friend Rugby League Player Tim Horan rugby union player Jason Little ... & administrator Eric Harris rugby league Eric Toowoomba Ghost Harris rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 30s for Western Suburbs, and Leeds Category Queensland related lists Toowoomba Category People from Toowoomba Category Lists of Australian people Toowoomba ... more details
county County of Aubigny, Queensland Aubigny pushpin label position left Toowoomba nicknamed The Garden ... Main History of Toowoomba, Queensland Image Main Street, Toowoomba, 1897.jpg thumb left Main Street ... Heights Drayton, Queensland Drayton East Toowoomba, Queensland East Toowoomba Glenvale, Queensland ... Kynoch Mount Lofty, Queensland Mount Lofty Newtown, QueenslandToowoomba Newtown North Toowoomba, Queensland North Toowoomba col break Prince Henry Heights, Queensland Prince Henry Heights Rangeville, Queensland Rangeville Redwood, Queensland Redwood Rockville, Queensland Rockville South Toowoomba, Queensland South ToowoombaToowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba City Wilsonton, Queensland Wilsonton ... beginnings include Toowoomba City Hall which was Queensland s first purpose built town hall ... Main Politics of Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba is located in and is the seat of the Toowoomba ... of Queensland by three seats Electoral district of Toowoomba North Toowoomba North , Electoral ... Clydesdales in the Queensland Cup rugby league competition Queensland Cup state league. Toowoomba also ... Coolaroo, Toowoomba Tigers, University of Southern Queensland and South Toowoomba. The sport ... Mountaineers Toowoomba Mountaineers Basketball Team , which participates in the Queensland .... Toowoomba has a number of teams, including University of Southern Queensland Rugby Union Club ... Campus . Notable people Main List of notable people from Toowoomba, Queensland Media Print The Toowoomba Chronicle Toowoomba Mail Radio ABC Local Radio 4QS AM 747 part of the ABC Local Radio Queensland ... ttbw Cite news url http www.couriermail.com.au news queenslandtoowoomba taps into bore water as drought ... 1128&Itemid 107 publisher Toowoomba City Council accessdate 12 March 2008 ref Also in 2007, the Queensland ... Society Bulletin , January 1959 pp10 16 External links Commons category Toowoomba, Queensland http ... of QueenslandQueensland Places Toowoomba http www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au Toowoomba Regional ... more details
2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id LGA36900 name Toowoomba C Local Government Area accessdate 2008 03 18 quick on ref area 116.5 est 1860 seat Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba region Darling Downs , South East Queensland logo Toowoomba city council.svg logosize 107 url http www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au ... Heights Drayton, Queensland Drayton East Toowoomba, Queensland East Toowoomba Glenvale, Queensland ... Newtown, QueenslandToowoomba Newtown North Toowoomba, Queensland North Toowoomba Prince Henry Heights ..., Queensland Rockville South Toowoomba, Queensland South ToowoombaToowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba ... 2006 90,466 Mayors List of Mayors of Toowoomba References Reflist Queensland former LGAs Category Darling Downs Category Toowoomba Category Former Local Government Areas of QueenslandToowoomba, City ...About a former local government area the urban locality of ToowoombaToowoomba city for the new local government area Toowoomba Region Infobox Australian Place type lga name City of Toowoomba state qld ... near s Shire of Cambooya Cambooya near se Shire of Gatton Gatton The City of Toowoomba was a Local Government Areas of Australia Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland , Australia , encompassing the centre and inner suburbs of the regional city of Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba . The city covered an area of convert 116.5 km2 sqmi 1 , and existed as a local ... in the surrounding area to form the Toowoomba Region . History The Toowoomba Municipality was proclaimed ... October 1858 ref a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Queensland when it became a separate colony in 1859. William Henry Groom , sometimes described as the father of Toowoomba , was elected ... Act . With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902 , Toowoomba became a town council on 31 March 1903. On 29 October 1904, Toowoomba was proclaimed a City. ref Queensland Government Gazette , Vol. LXXXIII, 29 October 1904, p.878. ref Toowoomba absorbed parts of the Shire of Middle Ridge ... more details
est 2008 seat Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba region Darling Downs logo logosize url http www.toowoombarc.qld.gov.au stategov Electoral district of Toowoomba North Toowoomba North stategov2 Electoral district of Toowoomba South Toowoomba South stategov3 Electoral district of Condamine Condamine stategov4 ... October 1904, Toowoomba was proclaimed a City. ref Queensland Government Gazette , Vol. LXXXIII, 29 October 1904, p.878. ref The Toowoomba Region also encompassed four of Queensland s 74 divisions ... key factors were that Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba s suburbs had expanded well beyond the City of Toowoomba ... with Dalby, Queensland Dalby or Toowoomba carefully. In the end, its proposal was unchanged. ref ... of 10 councillors and a mayor. Towns and localities colspan 2 Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba valign ... Drayton East Toowoomba, Queensland East Toowoomba Finnie, Queensland Finnie Glenvale, Queensland Glenvale ... Toowoomba Newtown North Toowoomba, Queensland North Toowoomba Prince Henry Heights, Queensland Prince ... Rockville South Toowoomba, Queensland South Toowoomba Spring Bluff, Queensland Spring Bluff Toowoomba City, QueenslandToowoomba City Top Camp, Queensland Top Camp Torrington, Queensland Torrington ... of QueenslandToowoomba de Toowoomba Region fr R gion de Toowoomba zh ...Infobox Australian Place type lga name Toowoomba Region state qld image Toowoomba LGA Qld 2008.png imagesize 180 caption Location within Queensland mayor Peter Taylor ref http www.ecq.qld.gov.au elections ... 3218.0 2009 10 Main Features Queensland?OpenDocument title Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009 ... near se Lockyer Valley Region Lockyer Valley The Toowoomba Region is a Local Government Areas of Australia Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland , Australia . Established ... to the early 1900s and beyond. It has an estimated operating budget of A 162 million. History The Toowoomba Region was previously eight separate entities City of Toowoomba Shire of Cambooya Shire of Clifton ... more details
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named HMAS Toowoomba after the city of Toowoomba, Queensland . HMAS Toowoomba J157 , a Bathurst class corvette active between 1941 and 1946, before transferring to other navies HMAS Toowoomba FFH 156 , an Anzac class frigate entering service in 2005 and active as of 2012 Battle honours Ships named HMAS Toowoomba are entitled to carry two battle honour s ref name newhonours cite news url http www.navy.gov.au Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours title Navy Marks 109th Birthday With Historic Changes To Battle Honours date 1 March 2010 publisher Royal Australian Navy accessdate 14 March 2010 ref ref name honourslist cite web url http www.navy.gov.au w images Units entitlement list.pdf title Royal Australian Navy Ship Unit Battle Honours date 1 March 2010 publisher Royal Australian Navy accessdate 14 March 2010 ref South West Pacific theatre of World War II Pacific 1942 Indian Ocean in World War II Indian Ocean 1942 44 References reflist Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Toowoomba, Hmas Category Royal Australian Navy ship names de HMAS Toowoomba ... more details
The Toowoomba Chronicle br APN News & Media DEFAULTSORT Toowoomba Chronicle, The Category Toowoomba Category Newspapers published in Queensland Australia newspaper stub ...Use dmy dates date July 2011 Use Australian English date July 2011 Infobox Newspaper name The Toowoomba Chronicle br type Newspaper format Tabloid newspaper format Tabloid foundation 1922 owners APN News & Media Editor Steve Etwell News Editor Michael Roser headquarters flagicon AUS Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia BR 618 Ruthven Street BR ToowoombaQueensland QLD 4350 editor language English language English circulation 22,808 Monday Friday br 30,270 Saturday ISSN price Australian dollar A 1.10 Monday Friday br A 1.80 Saturday website http www.thechronicle.com.au thechronicle.com.au The Toowoomba Chronicle is a daily newspaper serving Toowoomba , the Lockyer Valley and Darling Downs regional areas in Queensland , Australia . The newspaper is owned by APN News & Media . The circulation of The Toowoomba Chronicle is 22,808 Monday to Friday and 30,270 on Saturday. ref http www.auditbureau.org.au Audit Bureau of Circulations ABC . Average Net Paid Sales for October December 2008 metro and larger regional titles January June 2008 other regional titles . ref The Toowoomba Chronicle website is part of the APN Regional News Network . History The Darling Downs Gazette, founded at Drayton by Sydney Arthur Lyon, began publication in a wooden shanty on 10 June 1858. It moved to the burgeoning town of Toowoomba and merged with The Chronicle in 1922. The Chronicle, founded by Darius Hunt, began ... the Gazette and the two newspapers were amalgamated as the Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs ... 1970 under a new company Toowoomba Newspapers Pty Ltd. The newspaper was relaunched as Toowoomba s Mail in September 2003. In 1988, Australian Provincial Newspapers Ltd APN acquired a 50 share in Toowoomba Newspapers. ref http www.thechronicle.com.au aboutus The Toowoomba Chronicle . Accessed 13 ... more details
Toowoomba Airport airport codes TWB YTWB is an airport located 4 km west from the CBD of Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba , Queensland , Australia . Infobox Airport name Toowoomba Airport nativename nativename ... served location Toowoomba, Queensland elevation f 2086 elevation m 636 coordinates Coord 27 32 34 S 151 ... throughout Queensland. His first visit to Toowoomba was on 27 July 1912. Toowoomba was once a port of call on a Qantas International Airline Service and a Qantas flight between Brisbane and Toowoomba ... Queensland Aero Club Archerfield . In the 1960s the then Mayor of Toowoomba Jack McCafferty ... the Toowoomba Regional Council decided to develop the Wilsonton site with additional Queensland State ... 6 Toowoomba Airport at streetdirectory.com.au WAD YTWB GCM YTWB ASN TWB Category Airports in Queensland ... on 9 May 1928 with a DH50A. Several notable people have landed in Toowoomba. Bert Hinkler, born in Bundaberg, Queensland, was another pioneer aviator. In 1928 he flew the first solo flight from England ... landed in Toowoomba at the Clifford Park racecourse flying G EBOV. On 29 May 1930, the first woman ... the Toowoomba Airport also known as the Wilsonton Airport . In August 1932 Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, a pioneer Australian aviator, landed at Toowoomba in his Fokker Trimotor named the Southern Cross ... Squadron in its move to Toowoomba. The unit was quartered and its Wirraways were dispersed in trees ... the airport history there have been many other pilots who have helped put the Toowoomba Airport on the map, including well known Australian and International pilot, Mr. Guido Zuccoli. Toowoomba ..., Cunnamulla, Quilpie, Mount Isa, St George, Thargomindah, Windorah Other Services Southern Queensland ... Development Toowoomba s Airport has been subject to much debate from the 1960s to present, with conjecture ... both direct Brisbane and Sydney flights. The Toowoomba Mayor has alluded to the fact that Council ... via Toowoomba has assisted to demonstrate the effectiveness of regional turbo prop aircraft operating ... more details
Infobox prison prison name Toowoomba Gaol location Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba , Queensland status Non Operational classification Historic Site capacity opened 1864 closed 1900 managed by site reused Toowoomba Gaol is a historic Australian Gaol Gaol prison site in Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba , Queensland . History of site The original Toowoomba Gaol was closed after the prisoners were transferred to Boggo Road Gaol ref name CorSrv01 cite web author correctiveservices.qld.gov.au publisher correctiveservices.qld.gov.au date Feb 2007 url http www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au About Us History History 20Feb07.swf title History Feb07.swf accessdate 2008 01 21 format html, Flashmedia ref ref name BogRd01 cite web author mrdesign powerup.com.au publisher boggoroadgaol.com.au date undated url http www.boggoroadgaol.com.au pages brg page history.htm title Boggo Road Gaol Museum accessdate ... in Toowoomba Category Buildings and structures demolished in 1903 Category Defunct prisons in Queensland ... main Austral Hall The Toowoomba poet George Essex Evans was influential in founding The Austral ... in 1911 ref name AustHall02 cite news first Von last Munt author Von Munt title A Toowoomba Hall that held 8000 work Toowoomba Chronicle page ? publisher Toowoomba Chronicle location Toowoomba date ... from Central Gaol, Brisbane, to Toowoomba Gaol in 1870 ref name DTTwSUT01 . A woman s reformatory ... name DTTwSUT01 . See also Portal Queensland George Essex Evans Jacques de Molay Knights Templar List of Australian Prisons and Detention Centres References reflist Further reading Ghostly Tales of Toowoomba. Don Talbot author Don Talbot 2004. ISBN 0 9580584. Greenridge Press, Toowoomba, Qld, Australia. Historic Sites and Buildings in Toowoomba R. A. Dansle 1988 Crime, Culprits and Court Houses Beris Broderick published in the Toowoomba Historical Society Inc Newsletter June 2003. To Foster the Arts & Science Austral The Beginning 1903 4 R. A. Dansle 1991 Toowoomba Strange and Unusual Tales Vols ... more details
Martin http www.toowoomba.org Toowoomba s Homepage Rugby League in Queensland Category Australian rugby league teams Category Toowoomba Category Rugby league teams in Queensland Category Brisbane ...Infobox nrl club clubname Toowoomba Clydesdales image Image toowoomba clydesdales logo.jpg 200px fullname Toowoomba Clydesdales RLFC emblem Clydesdale colours Royal Blue, Sky Blue and Red founded sport Rugby league league Queensland Cup rugby league competition Queensland Wizard Cup ground Clive Berghofer Stadium capacity 9000 http www.austadiums.com stadiums stadiums.php?id 188 major sponsor Clive Berghofer ceo Kyle Warren captain coach Mark Gee season 2006 position 2 premierships 2 1996, 2001 runners 2 2000, 2006 minors 3 1996, 2001, 2006 spoons 0 win loss feeder team for Brisbane Broncos National Rugby League NRL The Toowoomba Clydesdales are a rugby league football club based in Toowoomba , Queensland , named after the Clydesdale horse Scottish horse breed . They played in the Queensland Cup rugby league competition Queensland Wizard Cup since the competition began in 1996 but no longer play in this competition. Historically, the Clydsedales were the representative team for the Toowoomba competition. They competed in the Bulimba Cup rugby league competition Bulimba Cup , played various other representative matches and were arguably the strongest rugby league team in the world during the 1920s. In 1924, the team defeated England national rugby league team England , New Zealand Kiwis New Zealand , Brisbane, Ipswich, the New South Wales state rugby league team New South Wales state side and New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership holders, South Sydney Rabbitohs South ... &thesecondsubsection Clydesdales gone forever Martin Toowoomba Chronicle 2006 12 07 ... was roughly A 100,000 short to be able to field a team in the 2007 Queensland Cup and its future .... ref now the Clydesdales want to put a team in QLD cup and they will. GO TOOWOOMBA Clydesdales ... more details
Infobox baseball team Name Toowoomba Rangers Logo Image Toowoomba rangers.jpg League Greater Brisbane League Division Southside Location Toowoomba, Queensland Stadium Commonwealth Oval Founded Unknown FormerNames FormerBallparks Colors Blue and red BackColor Red TextColor White h title Current h pattern cap h cap FF0000 h pattern la whiteborder h leftarm 000066 h pattern b baseball h body 000066 h pattern ra whiteborder h rightarm 000066 h pattern pants beltongrey h pants FF0000 h socks FF0000 a title Junior a pattern cap a cap FF0000 a pattern la a leftarm FF0000 a pattern b a body FF0000 a pattern ra a rightarm FF0000 a pattern pants beltongrey a pants FF0000 a socks FF0000 The Toowoomba Rangers Baseball Club is a baseball club located in Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba , Queensland , that participates in the Greater Brisbane League competition and the Brisbane West competition. For the past few seasons it has been excluded from the Greater Brisbane Major League, but is set to join the new competition format in the Greater Brisbane League 2009 10 season after sweeping all three Minor Leagues two years in a row. The dominance of the minor leagues by the Rangers killed Major League clubs chances of premierships in the lower divisions with the exception of other three team minor league club, Carina Red Sox. On December 14, 2008, Redlands Rays Redlands refused to make the 150 km trip to Toowoomba after being beaten 26 1 earlier in the season and decided to pay a forfeit fee instead. ref McCullough, G. December 15, 2008 . http www.thechronicle.com.au story 2008 12 15 toowoomba rangers hit by redlands no show Toowoomba Rangers hit by Redlands no show The Toowoomba Chronicle ... 08 rangers finally get a taste of defeat Rangers finally get a taste of defeat , The Toowoomba Chronicle ... Locke takes on Toowoomba Rangers top job ABC News http www.thechronicle.com.au story 2009 03 22 rangers destroy red sox final Rangers destroy Red Sox in final The Toowoomba Chronicle GBBL Category ... more details
Name Queensland Fullname State of Queensland Flag Flag of Queensland.svg CoatOfArms Coa Queensland.gif ... title Queensland is a States and territories of Australia state of Australia , located in the north ... to the west, south west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea ... and largest city in the state is Brisbane . Queensland was first occupied by Indigenous Australians ... 2010 ref Queensland was made a British Crown Colony that was separated from New South Wales on 6 June 1859, a date now celebrated state wide as Queensland Day . Queensland is often referred to as Australia s Sunshine State . Queensland current Premier of Queensland Premier is Anna Bligh of the Australian ... www.q150.qld.gov.au AboutUs Birth.aspx title Queensland Government Q150 publisher Q150.qld.gov.au date 11 June 2010 accessdate 4 August 2010 ref History Main History of Queensland The history of Queensland .... The Australian Labor Party has its origin as a formal organisation in Queensland and the town of Barcaldine, Queensland Barcaldine is the symbolic birthplace of the party. ref name lh cite web url http ... colony from New South Wales. ref cite web url http www.qld.gov.au about queensland history section federation title Queensland s History publisher Qld.gov.au date 29 January 2009 accessdate 4 August 2010 ref A rare record of early settler life in north Queensland can be seen in a set of ten photographic ... Queenslandroads.png thumb 300px left upright Queensland cities, towns, settlements and List of highways in Queensland road network Main Geography of QueenslandQueensland is bordered to the north by the Torres Strait with Boigu Island Queensland Boigu Island off the coast of New Guinea representing ... Queensland is bordered by the Gulf of Carpentaria , while the Coral Sea an arm of the Pacific Ocean borders Queensland to the east. To the west, Queensland is bordered by the Northern Territory, at the 138th ... south 29 S latitude including some minor Queensland and New South Wales boundary encroachments ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Electoral district of Toowoomba West was an Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly in the Australia n state of Queensland . It was created with the 1960 redistribution and removed by the 1972 redistribution. The seat was based on the City of Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba . The member for Electoral district of North Toowoomba North Toowoomba , John Duggan politician John Duggan successfully stood for election in Toowoomba West in 1960 after his previous seat was lost in the redistribution. The sitting member, Ray Bousen , successfully stood for election in the new seat of Electoral district of Toowoomba North Toowoomba North in the 1972 election. Members for Toowoomba West class wikitable colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Labor John Duggan politician John Duggan Australian Labor Party Labor 1960 1969 Australian politics party colours Labor Ray Bousen Australian Labor Party Labor 1969 1972 See also Toowoomba, Queensland Politics Historical seats Historical Seats of Toowoomba coord 27 33 53.75 S 151 55 06 E type landmark region AU display title DEFAULTSORT Electoral District Of Toowoomba West Category Darling Downs Category Toowoomba Category Former electoral districts of QueenslandToowoomba West ... more details
distinguish Electoral district of East Toowoomba Unreferenced date December 2009 The Electoral district of Toowoomba East was an Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly in the Australia n state of Queensland . It was created with the 1960 redistribution and removed by the 1972 redistribution. The seat was based on the City of Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba . The member for Electoral district of ToowoombaToowoomba , Mervyn Anderson successfully stood for election in Toowoomba East in 1960 after his previous seat was lost in the redistribution. The sitting member, Peter Wood Queensland Politician Peter Wood , successfully stood for election in the new seat of Electoral district of Toowoomba South Toowoomba South in the 1972 election. Members for Toowoomba East class wikitable colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Liberal Mervyn Anderson Liberal Party of Australia Liberal 1960 1966 Australian politics party colours Labor Peter Wood Australian politician Peter Wood Australian Labor Party Labor 1966 1972 coord 27 34 12.82 S 151 58 21.27 E type landmark region AU display title DEFAULTSORT Electoral District Of Toowoomba East Category Darling Downs Category Toowoomba Category Former electoral districts of QueenslandToowoomba East ... more details
Distinguish Electoral district of Toowoomba North Unreferenced date December 2009 The electoral district of North Toowoomba was an Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly in the Australia n state of Queensland . It was created with the 1950 redistribution and removed by the 1960 redistribution. The seat was based on the City of Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba . The sitting member, John Duggan, successfully stood for election in the new seat of Electoral district of Toowoomba West Toowoomba West in the 1960 election. Members for North Toowoomba class wikitable colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Labor Leslie Wood Australian politician Leslie Wood Australian Labor Party Labor 1950 1958 Australian politics party colours Labor John Duggan politician John Duggan Australian Labor Party Labor 1958 1960 See also Toowoomba, Queensland Politics Historical seats Historical Seats of Toowoomba DEFAULTSORT Electoral District Of North Toowoomba Category Darling Downs Category Toowoomba Category Former electoral districts of Queensland North Toowoomba ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Electoral District of Toowoomba was an Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly in the Australia n state of Queensland . It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba Drayton & Toowoomba split into Toowoomba, Electoral district of East Toowoomba East Toowoomba and Electoral district of Drayton Drayton . Toowoomba was removed by the 1960 redistribution. The seat was based on the City of Toowoomba, QueenslandToowoomba . The Member for Electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba Drayton & Toowoomba , James Tolmie Australian politician James Tolmie successfully stood for election in Toowoomba in 1912 after the split. The sitting member, Mervyn Anderson , successfully stood for election in the new seat of Electoral district of Toowoomba East Toowoomba East in the 1960 election. Members for Toowoomba class wikitable colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Other James Tolmie Australian politician James Tolmie Opposition 1912 1918 Australian politics party colours Labor Frank Brennan Queensland politician Frank Brennan Australian Labor Party 1918 1925 Australian politics party colours Labor Evan Llewellyn Australian Labor Party 1925 1929 Australian politics party colours Country James Annand Australian politician James Annand National Party of Australia Country Party 1929 1932 Australian politics party colours Labor Evan Llewellyn Australian Labor Party 1932 1935 Australian politics party colours Labor John Duggan politician John Duggan Australian Labor Party 1935 1957 Australian politics party colours Liberal Mervyn Anderson Liberal Party of Australia 1957 ... District Of Toowoomba Category Darling Downs Category Toowoomba Category Former electoral districts of QueenslandToowoomba ... more details
distinguish Electoral district of Toowoomba East Unreferenced date December 2009 The Electoral District of East Toowoomba was an Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly in the Australia n state of Queensland . It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba Drayton & Toowoomba split into East Toowoomba, Electoral district of ToowoombaToowoomba and Electoral district of Drayton Drayton . East Toowoomba ceased to exist in 1950. In the 1960 redistribution, a seat of Electoral district of Toowoomba East Toowoomba East along with Electoral district of Toowoomba West Toowoomba West was created that lasted until 1972. When East Toowoomba was lost to redistribution, Gordon Chalk Sir Gordon Chalk contested the seat of Lockyer successfully. Members for East Toowoomba class wikitable colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Other Robert Roberts Queensland politician Robert Roberts Ministerialist Opposition 1912 1934 Australian politics party colours Country James Annand Country Party of Australia Country 1934 1935 Australian politics party colours Labor James Kane Australian Labor Party Labor 1935 1938 Australian politics party colours Country Herbert Yeates Country Party of Australia Country 1938 1945 Australian politics party colours Labor Leslie Wood Australian politician Leslie Wood Australian Labor Party Labor 1946 1947 Australian politics party colours Liberal Gordon Chalk Liberal Party of Australia Liberal 1947 1950 coord 27 34 12.82 S 151 58 21.27 E type landmark region AU display title DEFAULTSORT Electoral District Of East Toowoomba Category Darling Downs Category Toowoomba Category Former electoral districts of Queensland East Toowomba ... more details
St Josephs College is located in Toowoomba , Queensland , Australia . The school was founded by the Christian Brothers. It was originally an all boys school. St Josephs is found off James Street, Toowoomba. The College has a new library and class room block. College Website http www.sjc.qld.edu.au coord 27 34 19.7 S 151 58 14 E type landmark region AU display title DEFAULTSORT Saint Joseph s College, Toowoomba Category Roman Catholic schools in Australia Category Private schools in Queensland Australia school stub ... more details
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