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Toowoomba, one of Australia's oldest inland cities, was founded in 1849 on the lands of the Giabal and Jarowair people. [9] The city's central streets were named after the history of the House of Stuart. The city became the viceregal summer retreat of Queensland's governors.
Toowoomba railway station is in Russell Street It serves the city of Toowoomba , and is the junction and terminus for the Main Line railway from Brisbane , the Western railway from Cunnamulla , and Southern railway from Wallangarra on the Queensland – New South Wales border .
381–391 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City: Pigott's Building [50] 386–388 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City: Karingal Chambers [51] 451–455 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City: Alexandra Building [52] 456 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City: White Horse Hotel [53] 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba City: Toowoomba City Hall [54] [39]
The Toowoomba Gas and Coke Company was floated in 1875 and the Council pledged to erect street lamps to assist with the establishment of the fledgling company. Due to its financial situation Council leased part of the swamp to town brickmakers. [citation needed] The Council approved the construction of the Toowoomba Grammar School. The school's ...
The White Horse Hotel is a two storeyed brick building on Toowoomba's main street, Ruthven Street. It was erected in several phases with major alterations c. 1912, including a new facade and internal refurbishing, attributed to Toowoomba architects, James Marks and Sons.
The Toowoomba Court House is located at the corner of Margaret and Neil Streets, one of the main intersections in Toowoomba. It is sited adjacent to the Toowoomba Post Office and complements it in style, form and material. These two buildings, together with the Police Station in Neil Street form a precinct of Government buildings, creating a ...
Toowoomba City Hall is a heritage-listed town hall at 541 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Willoughby Powell and built in 1900 by Alexander Mayne. It is also known as Toowoomba Town Hall. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. [1]
The Downs Co-Operative Dairy Association Ltd Factory is a complex of brick, concrete and metal buildings and other structures dating from 1929 through to the 1990s, located on a long, narrow, 1.4 hectare site squeezed between the western rail line and Brook Street, Toowoomba.