Toowoomba Dead Persons Society

Perkins XXX Brewery Margeret and Dent Sts late 1800's to 1960 Pulled Down 1960 (MYER built on site in 1962) (Grand Central 1995)

ALBION.. . .Russell Street, in 1870s.Closed.
ALEXANDRA. . . . . . . . . . . .Bridge and Holberton Streets. 1900' s. Closed 31/12/1947 .
AMBASSADOR. . . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Formerly Lennons
AUSTRALIAN. . . . . . . . . . .JamesStreet. Opened as Hamburgh 1865.Name changed 1869. Closed 1994
BEDFORD. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Opened as Prince Albert pre 1900' s .
.Named change18/7/1935. Closed 1947. Now Clewleys. BELLVUE Bridge and Mort Streets.
BLACKALL Russell Street. See Canberra (Governor Blackall)
BLUE MOUNTAIN.........Harlaxton. Opened as Harlaxton, changed 11/6/1931.
BOWEN .Ruthven Street. 1870s-1880s. Closed. Location?
BRITISH EMPIRE. . . . . . . . Russell Street. 1870s-1880s. Closed. Location?
BULL'S HEAD INN. Drayton. Built in 1847.Lic. closed 1879. . CALEDONIAN. .. .. .. .. ..Margaret Street. Named changed to Post Office 5/11/1930. CANBERRA .Russell Street. Opened as Governor Blackall. Named 6/1935. CARLTON .Ruthven Street. Opened as Harp of Erin. Changed 18/5/1939.
CENTRAL. .. .. . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Closed 2/2/1953. (Woolworths).(Rivers)
CLUB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruthven and Margaret Streets. Opened 1858 as Commercial, .Queen's Arms, then Club 1880s. Closed 28/2/1958.

CORONATION.. . . . . . . . . . Ruthven Street. Opened Lake. Changed early 1900s.
COMMERCIAL (1) .. . . . . . . Ruthven and Russell Streets. Early 1860s. Closed (Bank)
COMMERCIAL (2) Ruthvenand Margaret Streets. Early name of Club.
COURTHOUSE.. . . . . . . . . .Neil Street. Opened early 1880s.
CRAWFORD . ~ .. .. . .Herries Street. Early name of Portadown.
CRITERION Russell Street. Closed 1975
CROWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Margaret Street. Closed 1990
EMPIRE. . , . . , , , , , , , . . ,Ruthven Street. Closed mid-1994 '
ENGINEER'S ARMS Campbell St.reet 0pened 1886 .Renamed Country Club 1935
EUROPEAN .Russell Street. 1880s. Location?
EXCHANGE. . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Opened 1870. Torn down 1956. Rebuilt Lennons. (Burke & Wills)
FARMER'S ARMS. . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. 1870s. Location?
FEDERAL. . . . . . . . . . . . .James Street (Early name was Victoria?)
FIVEWAYS West Street
FOREST (INN) Anzac Avenue. Name changed to Stock Exchange 1913.
FREEMASONS. . . . . . . . . . . Early name of Portadown.
FREE SETTLERS .James Street. 1872. Renamed Oriental 4/1/1922. Renamed Settlers Inn 1979
GLADSTONE. . . . . . . . . . . Ruthven' Street now CBD Tavern
GLOBE.. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .~. (Early name Terminus?)
GOVERNOR BLACKALL. . . . . Russell Street. Opened 1872. Renamed Canberra 6/1935.
GOWRIE ROAD.. . . . . . . . . . Bridge Street.
GRAND... . .Russell Street. (Early nameTerminus?)
HARLAXTON .Harlaxton. Renamed Blue Mountain 11/6/1931. HARPOFERIN. . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Opened 1872. Renamed Carlton 18/5/1939.
HIBERNIAN.. . . . . . . . . . . Stuart Street. 1870s. Closed.
HORSE & JOCKEY. . ... ...Ruthven Street. Opened 1863. Re named Imp'erial. Closed.
IMPERIAL. . . . . . .. . . .. .Named 1874. Closed
14/2/1957. Torn down 9/10/1971.

IPSWICH .Russell Street. 1870s-1880s. Location?

JAMES COOK. . . . . . . . . . . . Herries & Ruthven Sts. WasUnion. Closed 2/9/1995.
KOALA MOTOR INN. . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Was Lennons. Then Ambassador.
LAKE. . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Renamed Coronation early 1900s.
.Renamed Lake late 1980's closed 1994
LENNONS Ruthven Street. Built on the site of the Exchange 9/1957.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Renamed Koala Motor Inn. Now Ambassador.
LUCKONA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruthven Street. Changed name to Spotted Cow early 1990.
MARBURG .Bridge Street. Early name of Rowlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Railway and Toowoomba other names).
MOFFATT.. . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Opened 1880s. Now Delacy’s
METROPOLE Ruthven Street.
NATIONAL.. . . . . . . . . . . . Russell Street. (Nationale).
NEWMARKET Drayton Road.1872-1912.Location?
NEWTOWN .Anzac Avenue. 1912
ODDFELLOWS .Ruthven Street. 1870s. Location?
OPERA Location? 1900?
ORIENTAL .James street. Opened Free Settlers, renamed 4/1/1932.
PORTADOWN Herries street. Opened as Prince Albert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Other names Freemasons, Crawford.
POST OFFICE.. . . . .. . . . .Ruthven Street. 1864-1879. Closed. (Near Commonwealth Bank).
POST OFFICE.. . . . . . . . . .Margaret Street. Opened as Caledonian, renamed 5/11/1930.
PREMIER.. . . . . . . .Hume and stenner Streets. Closed 1937.
PRINCE ALBERT.. . . . . . . . Herries Street. Opened 1865. Now Portadown.
PRINCE ALBERT.. . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Name changed to Bedford 18/7/1935. PRINCE OF WALES. . . . . . . James Street. Opened 1886. Closed. Location?
QUEEN'S .Ruthven Street. Opened 1886. Closed. 29/8/1959.
QUEEN'S ARMS .Ruthven Street. Early name of Club.
QUEENSLAND .Bridge Street. 1860's.Location?
QUEENSLAND. . . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. 1880' s. Opposite School of Arts?
RAILWAY.. . . . . . . . . . . . .Bridge Street. Early name of Rowlands.
RAILWAY.. . . . . . . . . . . . .Greenmount Burnt down early 1930's rebuilt 1937? closed down 1970's or 80's reopening as the Greenmount Hotel June 2008
RAILWAY FAMILY. . . . . ..Ruthven Street. Location?
ROYAL .Mort Estate. Opened as Separation. First Hotel of Toowoomba.Opened.1854, rebuilt Royal 1859. Closed 1920.
ROYAL.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Opened as Spring Hill. renamed Royal: 1949.
RUTHVEN .. . Ruthven Street. Opened as School of Arts. Renamed 1912.
ROYAL EXCHANGE 1865 – 1880’s Location ROWLANDS. . . . . . . . . . . . .Changed to Great Southern Cross early 1990s.Closed 1994. (Real Estate)
SEPARATION.. . . . . . . . . .Mort Estate. First Hotel in of Toowoomba. Opened 1854, rebuilt Royal 1858 Closed 1920
SETTLERS INN.. . . . . . . . .Opened as Free Settlers 1872. See Free Settlers and Oriental.
SCHOOL OF ARTS. . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Opened 1872 .Renamed Ruthven 1912.
SHAKESPEARE Ruthven Street .Location?
SHAMROCK. .. . .. ... .. . .Ruthven Street. Opened 1872.
SOUTHERN Ruthven Street.
SOVEREIGN.. . . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Opened 1872. Closed. Location?
SPRINGHILL. . . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Opened 1872. Renamed Royal 24/11/1949 .
STOCK EXCHANGE. .. . . . . .Anzac Avenue. Opened as Forest (Inn) . Renamed 1913.
TATTERSALLS.. . . . . . . . .Ruthven Street. Opened 1865. Location?
TATTERSALLS .Margaret street. Opened 1870s. .
TOOWOOMBA .Margaret Street. Opened 1865. Closed 1870. (Rathdonnel)
TOOWOOMBA .Bridge Street. Name of Rowlands. 1850-1900.
TOWN HALL .James Street. 1872-1886.Closed.
TERMINUS. . . . . . . . . . . . .Russell Street. (Could be Grand).
TRAVELLERS HOME. . . . . . .Ruthven Street. 1872-1886.Location?
TRAVELLERS REST. . . . . . .Ruthven Street. (Could be early name of Globe) .
UNION .Ruthven and Herries Streets. Built about 1872.Name changed 1986.
VICTORIA.. . . . . . . . . . . .James and Stewart Streets. 1864-1884.
WESTERN .Ruthven and Russell Streets. Closed 1975? Rebuilt as 1990’s (Sports Club)
WHITEHORSE.. . . . . . . . . .Ruthven Streets. Built 1872.
WILSONTON HOTEL.. . . . . .Richmond Drive.

Researched by J Simpson
Updated 2008 by J H Green