Includes index. "16 essays on Toowong, to mark 100 years since Toowong's proclamation as a town" "Toowong centenary 1903-2003" Contents include: Aboriginal people of Toowong [aborigines] p1. The natural environment p3. The early years p9. The built environment: looking back at Toowong 1903 p15. Local government p27. Toowong people p33. The streets of Toowong p41. Toowong Cemetery p47. A history of public transport in Toowong p53. Education [schools] p59. Chinese in Toowong p67. Parks p71. Churches [and religion] p77. Commerce in the 1950s and 1960s p83. Community groups p91. The built environment 2003 p99.