Our Backyard Volume 5

 

Our Backyard Vol 5

In March 2021, we published the latest edition - Volume 5 of our popular series Our Backyard. For those who are not familiar with previous versions, they cover the stories and family backgrounds of various members of the the community who have been buried in the Toowoomba and Drayton Cemetery ( Our Backyard).

This volume also includes a list of those who have been described in previous volumes.

It has stories of over 150 people and is 162 pages long. Cost is $20

It's available as a book (plus $9.40 postage), USB or CD (postage $3.30).  

Men of Fire Iron and Leather

Our  Publication describes some of the Coachbuilders, Blacksmiths, Wheelwrights, Saddlers and Bootmakers who contributed to the early history of Toowoomba and the Darling Downs.

Similar in style to some of our previous publications with maps, photographs and other images. It is indexed.

More Details HERE

Price is $20.00 + $9.20 postage.

Email the Society if you wish to purchase a copy.

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In Our Backyard Volume 4

Our Society's latest publication is now available for sale!
Continuing our series on folk buried in the Toowoomba and Drayton Cemetery (our backyard), we have more stories of well known and less known individuals and families who have found their final resting place here.
Contributions are from society members.
A list of Contents.

Book is in A4 format with a soft cover and includes illustrations and an index.
Cost is $25 + $13.40 p & p
Payment can be made by Cheque or by Direct Debit.
Contact our secretary for bank details
tddfhs@westnet.com.au

Roamin' Around Rockville

Roamin’ Around Rockville.

The recent publication by the Toowoomba and Darling Downs Family History Society, “Roamin’ Around Rockville”, explores the development of the Rockville suburb on the northern border of Toowoomba.

Rockville was first developed in 1901 as a residential area for the employees at the Willowburn Asylum, Willowburn Railways Workshops, and the Darling Downs Co-operative Bacon Factory, as well as other industries in the area.

This seventy-six page, fully indexed, book with photos, illustrations and maps looks at seventy local families, with chapters on the industries, businesses, hospitals, and schools within the Rockville area. It records the memories of the older residents who were interviewed for the project; further details of births, deaths, marriages, and occupations are also included for these families.

There is a chapter on the naming of the streets, and another on the aspects of the modern changing suburb.

Rockville was a close knit community, it was self sufficient, and it had its fair share of larrikins and hard working residents, traits that are still evident today.

The book is available from the Society for $20 AUD plus $3 postage in Australia.

Past Copies of Our Journal now on CD

I have just been looking at the CD I purchased yesterday of all the past copies of THE GAZETTE ..[1987-2009] the societies magazine..wowee well done girls.
Fantastic to be able to easily access all those articles and of course the biggest plus is that being in pdf format, it is searchable.

Added bonus is that I can now free up some much needed shelf space in my cupboard by disposing of past printed copies..THANK YOU !

For those who are interested ..the CD is $5.00 for members and $25.00 for non members
Postage $2.50
Contact details at the foot of the page