Visions Of Death: Toowong Cemetery
Another guest spot this week! This one is a real treat as it's coming to you from sunny Brisbane, Australia. A good friend of mine took some pictures of an old cemetery for me and here you get to see these amazing photos!
All of these photos come from Toowong Cemetery (aka Brisbane General Cemetery) in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane. If you ever find yourself in Brisbane and would like to visit, Toowong can be located at the center of Mount Coot-Tha Road, Frederick Street, Birchwood Terrace, and Richer Street (address is 304 Birchwood Terrace, Toowong).
Became winner of the Australian Heavyweight Championship and World ''colored" Heavyweight Champion in 1886. Jackson died of TB in Roma , Queensland and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.
Jackson was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1956 and International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
In 1862 he re-entered the colonial service as governor of Sierra Leone, and in 1865 became governor-in-chief at the West African Settlements. In 1865 he was appointed Governor of Queensland, a position he held until his death in 1871.
In 1870, when the government set aside land in Toowong for a cemetery, Blackall inspected the area and selected the highest spot for his grave. Toowong wasn't official opened until 1875, Governor Blackall was it's first interment in 1871.
Below: Reverend Thomas Jones, (30 July 1836 - 14 Aug 1918) born in Preston, England, he was educated at the Grammar School there, then took a position as master at the Marlborough Grammar School, where Bishop Tufnell persuaded him to take Holy Orders.
He was ordained deacon in the Church of England at Salisbury by Bishop Hamilton in 1859, and in September 1860, he followed Bishop Tufness to Brisbane upon the latter's consecration as Bishop there.
Thomas became curate of St. John's Church and worked half the Brisbane area, living with the Reverend R. Creyke in a house at the corner of George and Elizabeth Streets. In June 1861,he was ordained priest and sent to Rockhampton, where he built the first church, the next year.
Upon the resignation of the Reverend J. Tomlinson, Thomas was recalled to Brisbane and installed as incumbent of the Wickham Terrace Church (All Saints') on January 1st, 1865.
In 1877 he went to England on vacation, resigning from All Saints' Church the following July. Upon returning to Australia and relieving the Dean of Hobart, he became Rector of Toowoomba in 1881.
While at Toowoomba, he enlarged St. James', reopened St. Luke's, built two mission churches and built churches at Laidley, Gatton, Gehan, Meringdan, and Crow's Nest.
In 1886, he was made Archdeacon of the Western District but his work there ended owing to a disagreement with the Bishop of the day, on a question of principle.
After this, he left Queensland for a time hoping that resumed relations would be happier, but after he left his living was declared vacant, churches he had opened were closed and remained closed for years, and his band of workers was scattered. He eventually returned to his old diocese, willing to take any position, but for two years he was treated as if he had been a drunkard or adulterer and denied the opportunity of ministering to the people who loved him. At the end of those two years, the Honorable J.R. Dickson (one-time Premier of Queensland) paid a visit to the Bishop and Thomas was reinstated. In 1891, after again being licensed, he returned to All Saints' as curate.
He was made honorary canon of the Cathedral, but in 1893 resigned. In 1894 he became Rector of Indooroopilly, where he remained until 1918. After his resignation from Indooroopilly in July he was given leave to officiate in the diocese, but died a few weeks later on August 14th.
These are just a smattering of the photos she sent me (they are all so great it was hard to choose!). We will probably have to do a Toowong Part II.
All of these photos come from Toowong Cemetery (aka Brisbane General Cemetery) in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane. If you ever find yourself in Brisbane and would like to visit, Toowong can be located at the center of Mount Coot-Tha Road, Frederick Street, Birchwood Terrace, and Richer Street (address is 304 Birchwood Terrace, Toowong).
Below: Peter "Black Prince" Jackson, (3 July 1861 - 13 July 1901). Born in the Danish West Indies. Jackson was also the grandson of a freed slave who had been owned by a planter with the surname of Jackson.
Born a free man, he was a Danish citizen before gaining Australian citizenship. Having had a good primary education he became a mariner and landed in Sydney about 1880, working on the docklands before drifting to Brisbane and a career in boxing.Became winner of the Australian Heavyweight Championship and World ''colored" Heavyweight Champion in 1886. Jackson died of TB in Roma , Queensland and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.
Jackson was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1956 and International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
I am told that the ambiance around his grave is...stifling.
Below: Samuel Wensley Blackall, (1 May 1809 - 2 Jan 1871) was an Irish soldier with the 85th Regiment but sold his commission as lieutenant and entered the Royal Longford Militia, where he became Major. He became high sheriff of County Longford in 1833 and represented Longford in the House of Commons. In 1861 he became high sheriff of Tyrone, and between 1851-57 he was lieutenant-governor of Dominica.
In 1862 he re-entered the colonial service as governor of Sierra Leone, and in 1865 became governor-in-chief at the West African Settlements. In 1865 he was appointed Governor of Queensland, a position he held until his death in 1871.
In 1870, when the government set aside land in Toowong for a cemetery, Blackall inspected the area and selected the highest spot for his grave. Toowong wasn't official opened until 1875, Governor Blackall was it's first interment in 1871.
Below: Reverend Thomas Jones, (30 July 1836 - 14 Aug 1918) born in Preston, England, he was educated at the Grammar School there, then took a position as master at the Marlborough Grammar School, where Bishop Tufnell persuaded him to take Holy Orders.
He was ordained deacon in the Church of England at Salisbury by Bishop Hamilton in 1859, and in September 1860, he followed Bishop Tufness to Brisbane upon the latter's consecration as Bishop there.
Thomas became curate of St. John's Church and worked half the Brisbane area, living with the Reverend R. Creyke in a house at the corner of George and Elizabeth Streets. In June 1861,he was ordained priest and sent to Rockhampton, where he built the first church, the next year.
Upon the resignation of the Reverend J. Tomlinson, Thomas was recalled to Brisbane and installed as incumbent of the Wickham Terrace Church (All Saints') on January 1st, 1865.
In 1877 he went to England on vacation, resigning from All Saints' Church the following July. Upon returning to Australia and relieving the Dean of Hobart, he became Rector of Toowoomba in 1881.
While at Toowoomba, he enlarged St. James', reopened St. Luke's, built two mission churches and built churches at Laidley, Gatton, Gehan, Meringdan, and Crow's Nest.
In 1886, he was made Archdeacon of the Western District but his work there ended owing to a disagreement with the Bishop of the day, on a question of principle.
After this, he left Queensland for a time hoping that resumed relations would be happier, but after he left his living was declared vacant, churches he had opened were closed and remained closed for years, and his band of workers was scattered. He eventually returned to his old diocese, willing to take any position, but for two years he was treated as if he had been a drunkard or adulterer and denied the opportunity of ministering to the people who loved him. At the end of those two years, the Honorable J.R. Dickson (one-time Premier of Queensland) paid a visit to the Bishop and Thomas was reinstated. In 1891, after again being licensed, he returned to All Saints' as curate.
He was made honorary canon of the Cathedral, but in 1893 resigned. In 1894 he became Rector of Indooroopilly, where he remained until 1918. After his resignation from Indooroopilly in July he was given leave to officiate in the diocese, but died a few weeks later on August 14th.
These are just a smattering of the photos she sent me (they are all so great it was hard to choose!). We will probably have to do a Toowong Part II.
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