Historic Toowong Maps
Historic Maps showing Toowong from 1861 to 1936.
In the 1930s the Council decided to rename many streets in Brisbane to make their names unique. The names listed below are the names shown on the maps and may not be the street names in use today.
Toowong Cemetery Reservation c1861
Map showing the Toowong Cemetery Reservation.
City of Brisbane, County of Stanley, showing Toowong Cemetery Reservation; being sheet 1b of a 20 chain grid series. 20 chains to the inch. Survey Office, Brisbane., ca. 1861 — Queensland State Archives. Cropped.
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Village of Nona c1865
The Village of Nona maps shows: Moggill Road, Emma Street, and James Street. Read the about the Village of Nona in Toowong: 1863-2011.
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Kensington 1874
Kensington, near Toowong Station shows: Kensington Terrace, Moggill Road, Gore Place, and Holland Street.
Plan of Kensington, Parish of Enoggera, to be sold by auction by John Cameron at his mart, on Monday, 28th September, 1874. State Library of Queensland
Parish of Enoggera, 1876
Showing land owners and Brisbane General Cemetery and Toowong Station.
Plan of portions no.s 830b, 865, 866, 866a, 867, 867a & 868 to 872, Parish of Enoggera, County of Stanley, District of Moreton State Library of Queensland. Cropped.
Ivy Estate 1884
The Ivy Estate map shows: Ivy Street, Ivy Lodge House, Lodge Street, Mount Street, Bent Street, Orchard Street, Peel Street and Soudan Street.
Ivy Estate, Toowong being subdivisions 1 to 172 of portion 294, and part of 293 : Parish of Enoggera. 1884, State Library of Queensland
South Toowong 1884
Map shows area near Ellerslie Crescent and Bellevue Parade, near Perrin Park in what is now Taringa.
South Toowong : being 173 subdivisions of portion 36, Indooroopilly 1884, State Library of Queensland
Ironside Estate 1885
The Ironside Estate map shows: Sherwood Road, Sherwood Grove, Union Athletic Club, High Street, Kensington Terrace, Ashton Street, and Justling Street.
Ironside Estate, Toowong, 1885. State Library of Queensland
Middenbury Estate 1885
Map shows allotments for sale in an area between the railway station on High Street and the Brisbane River in Toowong.
Middenbury Estate, Toowong, 1885. State Library of Queensland
Baroona Estate 1885
Map shows allotments for sale in an area between the railway station on High Street and the Brisbane River in Toowong.
The Baroona Estate To be sold by auction on the ground Saturday, Nov. 28, at two o'clock sharp., 1885. State Library of Queensland
St. Lucia Estate 1885
Map shows an area in St Lucia with a river frontage opposite Boundary Road, West End, now part of the campus of the University of Queensland.
St. Lucia Estate, 1885. State Library of Queensland
Belgrave and Riverview Estate
The Belgrave and Riverview Estate map shows: Church Street, High Street, and Kensington Terrace.
Belgrave and Riverview Estate, South Toowong John W. Todd, Auctioneer ; Hamilton & Raff, surveyors. no date, State Library of Queensland
Lang Farm Estate 188-
The Lang Farm Estate map shows: the Toowong Railway Station, Moggill Road, Emma Street, and a Ferry Landing on the Brisbane River.
Plan of subdivisions on the Lang Farm Estate adjoining the Toowong Railway Station. 188- 188-, State Library of Queensland
Millard Estate 1888
The Millard Estate map shows: Sylvan Road, Moggill Road, the Toowong and Milton Railway Stations, and the Ferry crossing between Toowong and South Brisbane.
Millard Estate, Toowong A.M. McNish Fraser, Auctioneer ; J.J. Jeays, Surveyor. 1888, State Library of Queensland
Ascog Estate 1889
The Ascog Estate map shows: Ascog Terrace and Church Street.
Advertising poster for the sale of land at Ascog Estate, Toowong. 1889 Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Moore's Estate 1889
The Moore's Estate map shows: Sylvan Road, Church Street, the Toowong Railway Station, the Regatta Hotel, and marked in pencil Augustus Street and Jane Street.
Moore's Estate, Toowong being re-subs 1 & 2 of portion 24 Parish of Enoggera. 1889, State Library of Queensland
Sylvan Road Estate 1890
The Sylvan Road Estate map shows: Sylvan Road, Milton Road, Weinholt Street, and the Toowong and Auchenflower Railway Stations.
Sylvan Road Estate, Toowong. 1890, State Library of Queensland
The Terraces Estate 1870-1900
The Terraces [Estate], Toowong near the Toowong railway station / John Cameron, Auctioneer. 1870-1900, State Library of Queensland
Pugh's Map of Brisbane 1892
Map Brisbane and Suburbs Indexed with Street Name List - Pugh's 1892. 1892, Brisbane City Council Archives
Dunmore Estate Cribb's Paddock 1899
The Dunmore Estate map shows: Auchenflower Railway Station, River Road, Dunmore Terrace, Eagle Terrace, Lang Parade, Chasley Street, Lima Street, Fortitude Street, Kingford Street, John Street, Ridley Street, Grimes Street, Aldridge Street, Hobbs Street, Challinor Street, and Milton Road.
Dunmore Estate Cribb's Paddock, Milton / Isles, Love Land Agents ; D. F. Maclean, Surveryor. 1899, State Library of Queensland
Brisbane Land Owners c1900
Brisbane Parish Map showing landowners c1900. Brisbane City Council Archives. Cropped.
Goldicott 1902
The Goldicott Estate map shows: Sherwood Road, Kensington Terrace, and Grove Street.
Goldicott Toowong being re-subs. 1 to 29 of subs. and re-subs. of portions 250 to 253, Parish of Enoggera. 1902, State Library of Queensland
Stanley Terrace Estate 1904
The Stanley Terrace Estate map shows: Stanley Terrace, Miskin Road, and Union Street.
Stanley Terrace Estate Toowong : being 42 re subdivisions of Portion 257, Parish of Enoggera. 1904, State Library of Queensland.
Brisbane Street Map 1904
Brisbane and suburbs, street and road map, with boundaries of local authorities Queensland State Archives, Item ID ITM634549. Cropped.
Parish of Enoggera
Plan of re-subdivision 61 of subdivision 12 of portion 26 and re-subdivisions 1 to 125 of subdivisions 4 and 2 of portions 27 and 28 Parish of Enoggera R. Gailey, Architect and Surveyor. No date, State Library of Queensland
Rathdonnell Estate 1911
The Rathdonnell Estate map shows: Heussler Terrace, Weinholt Street, Irving Street, and Agnes Street, Payne Street, and Milton Road.
Rathdonnell Estate, Toowong, near Auchenflower station. 1911, State Library of Queensland
Ardencraig Estate 1916
The Ardencraig Estate map shows: Church Street, Augustus Street, Golding St, and Earle Street.
Ardencraig Estate, Toowong 1916. Provided by Marilyn England
Curragh Bawn 1922
The Curragh Bawn map shows: Sylvan Road, River Road, Bennett Street, Theresa Street, Landsbourough Terrace, and the Toowong Railway Station.
Curragh Bawn, Toowong. 1922, State Library of Queensland
Glen Olive Garden Estate 1924
The Glen Olive Garden Estate map shows: Glen Olive Drive, St. Lucia Road, and Gailey River Road.
Glen Olive Garden Estate on the river bank Toowong. 1924, State Library of Queensland
Dean's Highlands Estate 1929
Dean's Highlands Estate map shows: Miskin Street, Union Street, and Stanley Terrace.
Dean's Highlands Estate between Toowong and Taringa, 1929 1929, State Library of Queensland
Eskmount Estate 1936
The Eskmount Estate map shows: Burns Road, Aston Street, High Street and MacDonnel Street.
Eskmount Estate, Toowong A.S. Phillips & Sons, Auctioneers ; C.F. Bennett, Surveyor. 1936, State Library of Queensland
Toowong today
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