I was asked last evening where the original town hall for Toowoomba was. I am told with authority they tell me, that Toowoomba was a gazetted a municipality in 1860 and a town hall was built somewhere near the South Toowoomba School. My informant tells me that in 1906 Toowoomba was gazetted a city and the present city hall was erected in Ruthven Street. The story goes that the town hall was then sold to the catholic church. Anybody able to confirm or dispute this story. Albert Grulke in sunny winter Melbourne

Could anyone please help me find the following book to purchase (either new or used) The Darling Downs A Pictorial History 1850-1950 by Maurice French and Duncan Waterson. Published by Darling Downs Institute Press 1980 ISBN 0 909306265 Look forward to a reply Regards Karen Cumner - Townsville ==== AUS-QLD-TOOWOOMBA Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send message to: L List Aus-Qld-Toowoomba-l-request@rootsweb.com or D List Aus-Qld-Toowoomba-d-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237