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Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance memorials at Toowong Cemetery Brisbane 1924

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Brisbane April 25. In the bright sunshine and morning stillness, broken only by the soughing of the neighboring pines, the Cross of Sacrifice and Stone of Remembrance erected in TooWong cemetery to the memory of those who have made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War were unveiled this morning by the Governor-General (Lord Forster). The spectacle was a most impressive one, and worthy of the noble sacrifices it commemorated. Grouped round the Cross were the relatives of the heroic dead, a naval guard from the British cruiser Dragon, and representatives of the Returned Soldiers' League, while overlooking the site were headstones marking the resting places of some 350 departed heroes. An aeroplane whirred overhead, dropping a shower of floral tokens. Brisbane Citizens' Band played the majestic Beethoven. "Symphony" and the Dead March in "Saul." Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld), 26 April 1924. "Commemorating our beloved dead" said His Excellency " we turn to the Cross, the sign of Him through whose self-sacrifice they have passed through the vale into life immortal". His Excellency then quoted from a poem written in the early days of the war which was written by a friend in the House of Commons. 'O valiant hearts, who to your glory came Through dust of conflict and the battle flame Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved Your memory hallowed in the land you loved.' The Brisbane Courier, 26th April 1924 Source: monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/9270...

Three sisters doing needlework on the verandah of their Toowong home, ca. 1918

from State Library of Queensland

  • excellentzebu1050 said:
    Beautiful !!!
  • Vivienne Strauss said:
    Thank you for sharing all your lovely images!

Afternoon tea in a garden at Toowong, Brisbane, ca. 1899

from State Library of Queensland

  • ghumbys-flickr(a-t)yahoo.com said:
    The baby on the table is my Aunty Ruth Hull (b.1900) and the lady touching her is her mother (my grandmother) Ethel Hull. The two other women are Ethel's sisters Adeline and Althea Fewings who were not yet married at the time of this photo. All the people in this image were born, married and died in the State of Qld.
  • ghumbys-flickr(a-t)yahoo.com said:
    HULL Ruth Maud ROBERTS (1900-1957) FEWINGS Ethel Charlotte Maude HULL (1871-1965) FEWINGS Adeline Mary Tooke HARDING (1873-1952) FEWINGS Althea Theresa Karslake HULL (1877-1934 Ethel family tree www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fewings-23
  • State Library of Queensland said:
    ghumbys-flickr(a-t)yahoo.com Thanks for sharing your family's story, it's a great photo made richer with the history you've shared. We'll add these details to the record. :)
  • State Library of Queensland said:
    ghumbys-flickr(a-t)yahoo.com Check out the One Search record (our online catalogue) and you'll see we've updated the description with the family details you provided. Thanks again for bringing this photo to life. hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/110150
  • State Library of Queensland said:
    ghumbys-flickr(a-t)yahoo.com We have other photos in our collection taken at Ecksleigh in Toowong - you might recognise other family members bit.ly/2cGzLfI