Cemetery walking tour: unearthing our pioneering history

Sat August 8: A two-hour walking tour of the Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery brings the region’s incredible history to life.

The lives and deaths of locals reveal gripping stories of hardships and hangings, triumph and tragedy, ingenuity and innovation, mischief and murder.

From the unsolved 'Ruthven St murder', Toowoomba's tragic beer history, and the man buried three times, 🍺🔪the stories that lie within the cemetery are fascinating.

Along with unearthing the stories of some fascinating people, the tour will explore cemetery symbolism, craftsmanship, and funerary and burial practices of a bygone era.