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The trouble is, Hugh, that our stupid politicians are allowing firms to put solar farms on some of our good agricultural land, which we don't have much of, rather than in the desert.  Go figure!!!

That original link probably doesn't work any more - it is years old.  Anyway, the Garden of Remembrance is a private concern, not run by the local council.  Why not go to the website www.toowoombacrem.com.au and click on the "Contact Us" button and you can ask them yourself about your ancestor.  You probably won't get an answer before Tuesday because Monday is the Australia Day public holiday.  They should be able to tell you what they have for him.  Then let me know if there is a plaque which hasn't yet been photographed for the other website, and I can go some time and find it.  It won't tell you much, I fear - probably just name and dates of birth and death.

Marie

Hi Steve, Cass and Sue,

Steve, I think the photo Cass has posted the link to is very likely your ancestor.  This is what the plaques in our Garden of Remembrance are like.  They are level with the turf so that the operators of the Garden can mow over them.  This means, sadly, that you don't get a lot of information from the plaques because there isn't room for much. 

I probably wouldn't get much more physical information if I went out there.  I suggest you contact the Garden of Remembrance - website  https://www.toowoombacrem.com.au  - and hit the "Contact Us" button, explain your interest in the burial and ask if they have any information they can give you.  My cousin did this fairly recently, with a burial that appeared to be his godfather (surprisingly, since the man lived in Victoria) and got some information which solved the riddle!

Let me know if I can help more.

Good luck!

Marie

PS Sadly, the Toowoomba "Chronicle" is not yet digitised on Trove, for reasons too complex to explain in a sentence or two, so you can't search for traces of him there.  His death notice (if there was one) has not yet been indexed on the Ryerson Index.

Sounds like a plan!  Not sure yet what end of year U3A activities I will have, but should know that within the next month or so.

Indeed.  It would be nice to have another one - but I don't know who would be up for organising it after all this time!

MarieC

Hi Ros,

That would be terrific, thank you!  When your post came in I was just searching on the NSW Archives site and had come to the conclusion that I wasn't going to find it on the indexes, so was thinking - where to next?  (I live in Queensland.)

He died on 5 August 1905.

No rush, but thank you very much in advance for looking!

Regards,

Marie