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The modern history of Toowoomba begins in the 19th century. Europeans began exploring and settling in the area from 1816 on-wards. By the end of the 1840s the rich lands around Toowoomba were being used for agriculture. 12 suburban allotments at Drayton were surveyed in 1849. [1]
The expansion of dairying as a commercial activity was made possible by a number of advances in technology in the late nineteenth century, including the availability of refrigerated shipping in Queensland from 1883; the introduction of mechanical cream separators to Queensland in the late 1880s (invented in Europe in 1878); and the development ...
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The Toowoomba Foundry was established in 1871 and commenced operations at its present site in 1876, and has remained in operation since that time. It is important in demonstrating the evolution and pattern of Queensland's history in particular:
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.
On 29 October 1904, Toowoomba was proclaimed the City of Toowoomba. [4] [5] Toowoomba absorbed parts of the Shire of Middle Ridge and Town of Newtown on 23 February 1917. [6] [7] On 19 March 1949, following a major reorganisation of local government in South East Queensland, [8] Toowoomba grew its area to include parts of the Shires of ...
Toowoomba Technical College is a heritage-listed former technical college at 124 Margaret Street, East Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Pye and built in 1911. It is also known as Southern Queensland Institute of Technical & Further Education (SQIT), Hume Street Campus.
The University of Southern Queensland is a public research university based in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, the sixth largest city in the Australian state of Queensland [9] Founded in 1967 after a successful campaign by the local Darling Downs community, the university is a founding member of the Regional Universities Network.
The Toowoomba Region is a local government area (LGA) located within the larger Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local government authorities with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond.