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Toowoomba is located in south-east Queensland just 127Km west of Brisbane, sitting right on the edge of the Great Dividing Range. |
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Monday, 20 October 2008 22:06 |
 It was Toowoomba's status as the "Garden City" which inspired Essex Tait to suggest the city hold an annual carnival in order to help promote business within the city.
The event first premiered in the Spring of 1950 and was such a resounding success that it has been held every year since.
The Toowoomba Carnival of flowers is held in the last full week of September and comprises of a street parade along with other activities. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 24 October 2008 23:07 |
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Monday, 20 October 2008 22:02 |
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The 59th annual Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers will be held from Friday 19th - Sunday 28th September 2008. A spectacular celebration of the Garden City, with flowers, food, and entertainment. For more information why not checkout the official Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers website. And most of all remember to enjoy yourself and have lots of fun!! |
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Last Updated on Friday, 24 October 2008 23:07 |
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Monday, 20 October 2008 22:04 |
Toowoomba  noun. a city in south eastern Qld on the Great Dividing Range, commercial and industrial centre for the Darling Downs. Pop 75 973 (1991).
Macquarie A~Z People & Places |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 October 2008 09:55 |
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Monday, 20 October 2008 22:00 |
 Toowoomba is a picturesque mountain city located in south east Queensland some 127Km west of the states capital, Brisbane.
Clinging to the edge of the Great Dividing Range escarpment at an altitude of seven hundred meters above sea-level, the city affords breathtaking views of Table Top Mountain and the Lockyer Valley region across the east.
The city covers an area of approx. 117 Sq Km and is centred at the intersection of the Warrego and New England highways.
Toowoomba's climate can best be described as pleasant with temperature ranges averaging a cool 5°C to 16°C in winter and a mild 17°C to 27°C in summer.
With a population of over 90,000 people, Toowoomba is Australia's largest inland regional city and is the commercial and economic hub of the Darling Downs, thereby serving a population in excess of 250,000 people.
Major industries include manufacturing, wholesale, agriculture and with more than 23 private schools, a technical college, and university, Toowoomba can be considered a major educational centre.
Toowoomba's origin dates back to 1827 when Allan Cunningham, an English explorer discovered a vast expanse of rich farming land which he named the 'Darling Downs' after then Govener of New South Wales, Sir Ralph Darling.
One of the first settlements on the Downs, 'The Springs', to be renamed Drayton soon thereafter was established in 1842. Over the next decade Drayton would grow to become well established, but a drought in 1850 saw many re-settle a few miles to the north-east to an area that was seldom visited.
Known as 'The Swamp', one of the first to take up residance there was Thomas Alford. Arriving to The Swamp from Drayton in 1852 he established a house and shop which he named Toowoomba, and hence the cities eventual namesake.
The derivation of the name Toowoomba is ambiguous, though the most widely accepted theory is that it's more or less a pronunciation of the Aboriginal word for 'The Swamp'.
Throughout the second half of the nineteenth century, Toowoomba would prosper, being proclaimed a municipality in 1860, a township in 1892, and a city in 1904.
There are many things to see and do in Toowoomba all year round. In spring time, Toowoomba's parks and gardens become vibrant and ablaze with colour and life, and to celebrate Toowoomba's status as "The Garden City", every year in September the Carnival of Flowers is held, with a street parade, and other activities. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 21 October 2008 17:20 |
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