Welcome





Welcome to the News Website of the Toowoomba and Darling Downs Family History Society.
We will be posting regular updates of Society News and other Local Family History items.
Check down the left hand side of the page for links to some great Society resources and past news items.



Thursday, November 20, 2014

Now Available - Squatters of the Eastern Darling Downs 1840-1900s


Our latest publication, by Dr Diana J Beal, Squatters of the Eastern Darling Downs 1840 -1900s
is now available to purchase from TDDFHS.
Orders are now being taken by contacting the society.
Price $20 + p &p $13.50

Contains over 200 pages of fascinating information about some of the original holdings [and their owners] of our region.
If you had connections to any of these early stations, this will make interesting and informative reading!
More details on OUR MAIN WEBSITE
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You can check out a .pdf file of the contents HERE

Monday, October 27, 2014

Extra Years of the Toowoomba Chronicle Indexed

Check out more of your family!

We have just added more years of downloadable indexes for our local paper the Toowoomba Chronicle.
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
See links under Toowoomba Chronicle on the right hand side of this page.
Be aware that these later files have a lot of pages and may take some time for the .pdf file to load.
Once loaded, you can use the link at the top of the page to download.to your computer.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

New Publication - Crows Nest 1890-1915



Crows Nest 1890-1915
Our latest publication.
35 pages of interesting information about the residents of Crows Nest and District written by Society Member Joan Broome.
Available now from the Society for $10 + $3.50 P and p

You can download a names index HERE
and a List of Contents HERE