The photos below were taken by the Toongabbie Township Group at the official opening of the cenotaph on 7th July 2024. Sunrise at the cenotaph during the early morning preparations…
Honour boards in Toongabbie Mechanics Institute Hall (Victoria)
The Toongabbie Butter Factory Co. Ltd. was formed in 1900 as a cooperative dairy company. The company purchased the building and plant from the defunct Rosedale Butter Factory Company. The…
History Listed on the Victorian Heritage Register The Toongabbie Mechanics Institute was constructed in 1883 by the builders Hollingsworth and Bosustow on a site reserved for this purpose within the…
History The township of Toongabbie, by repute following its namesake in a part of New South Wales west of Parramatta with which it shared many topographical features, came into existence…
The Toongabbie Cemetery is located on the corner of Cemetery Road and Traralgon-Maffra Road and is still in use today. A link to Walhalla Disease was a constant threat in…
A dozen "scholars" were installed in 1866, learning from a set of Nelson's school text books. The Inspector opened the school proper on 14th May 1867. 1866 and Rural Expansion…
Edward (Ned) Stringer is an important historical person in the establishment of the Toongabbie Township due to his discovery of gold at Stringers Creek. Stringer, was born Edward Randel in Lancaster,…
Early squatters, who made their wealth from land speculation in the colonies, established ‘pastoral runs' moving down from Sydney and travelling from the foothills of the Great Divide as they…
The town of Toongabbie began in 1863 as a supply depot and staging post on the road from Port Albert to Walhalla. Goods were hauled from Port Albert to Toongabbie…
