The senseless and disgraceful act of vandalism that occurred at the on 9 August, damaging 143 memorials and monuments at our Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery. We have completed an evaluation of the cemetery and have compiled a list of the damaged sites which can be found below.

We are here to assist those affected by this unfortunate event. We will undertake the removal and rectification of hazards to meet workplace health & safety requirements. This will include laying monuments flat and face up for the safety of the community.

Queensland Police Service would also like a list of affected parties as the investigation continues. Please contact us for more information.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this difficult time.

Cemetery Services contact details

Open hours: Drayton & Toowoomba Cemetery office hours are 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday (appointments preferred). The cemetery is open to the public from 6am to 6pm daily.

Location: Corner Anzac Avenue and South Street. View in Google Maps.

Phone: (07) 4688 6686.

 

Vandalism list

Baptist Congregational

Benjamin Akred, DTC-BC-001-009-0063
Harold Arnold, DTC-BC-001-013-0072
Edwin Ball, DTC-BC-001-005-0049
William Boyce, DTC-BC-001-005-0058
William Bulcock, DTC-BC-001-009-0030
Mary Burstow, DTC-BC-001-014-0034
Rosina Carey, DTC-BC-001-012-0007
Christina Carstens, DTC-BC-001-017-0033
Richard Cooper, DTC-BC-001-013-0043
Arthur Cornell, DTC-BC-001-011-0062
Mary Draney, DTC-BC-001-007-0025
Rebecca Draney, DTC-BC-001-007-0026
E Esler, DTC-BC-001-012-0031
Alice Evans, DTC-BC-001-016-0032
Hessie Falconer, DTC-BC-001-011-0011
Margaret Gresty, DTC-BC-001-010-0016
William Grundy, DTC-BC-001-004-0064
Elizabeth Hampson, DTC-BC-001-004-0061
Susan Hampson, DTC-BC-001-004-0025
George Heuschele, DTC-BC-001-011-0030
Albert Heushel, DTC-BC-001-007-0056
Annie James, DTC-BC-001-011-0017
John Johnson, DTC-BC-001-004-0071
Magdalene Keeble, DTC-BC-001-012-0029
John McGregor, DTC-BC-001-014-0005
Arthur Morris, DTC-BC-001-006-0060
Victor Morris, DTC-BC-001-006-0060
John Passmore, DTC-BC-001-008-0065
Elizabeth Pincombe, DTC-BC-001-005-0052
Francis Pincombe, DTC-BC-001-005-0019
Henry Pincombe, DTC-BC-001-005-0051
Marjory Richmond, DTC-BC-001-008-0064
Annie Rossbrook, DTC-BC-001-009-0059
Stuart Rumbold, DTC-BC-001-012-0030
George Rye, DTC-BC-001-012-0024
Benjamin Searle, DTC-BC-001-013-0008
Jane Sloman, DTC-BC-001-011-0069
Josiah Sloman, DTC-BC-001-011-0068
Alfred Tainton, DTC-BC-001-011-0071
Gertrude Tainton, DTC-BC-001-011-0070.

Church Of England Section

Brian Argus, DTC-CE-OLD-014-0028
Francis Birley, DTC-CE-OLD-015-0026
Agnes Brown, DTC-CE-015-024-0025
Lilian Caswell, DTC-CE-016-006-0049
John Gratton, DTC-CE-015-023-0019
Emily Hodgson, DTC-CE-OLD-013-0028
Frederick Marsh, DTC-CE-008-009-0017
Louise Schaffer, DTC-CE-OLD-018-0008
Mary Treadwell, DTC-CE-015-023-0053.

Lutheran Section

Albert Drescher, DTC-LTH-003-001-0003
Catherine Ewald, DTC-LTH-001-004-0029
John Heinemann, DTC-LTH-007-031-0042
Frederick Nass, DTC-LTH-001-005-0004
Paulina Riethmuller, DTC-LTH-001-005-0002
Justina Wegener, DTC-LTH-001-002-0002
Amelia Winter, DTC-LTH-001-003-0005.

Methodist Section

Edward Amos, DTC-MTH-003-006-0016
Jeanette Bailey, DTC-MTH-005-007-0009
Edward Barker, DTC-MTH-003-004-0058
Rowland Blamires, DTC-MTH-002-001-0023
Hannah Bonell, DTC-MTH-002-001-0024
John Bray, DTC-MTH-002-002-0039
James Brown, DTC-MTH-003-001-0039
Henry Carstens, DTC-MTH-003-003-0009
Martha Case, DTC-MTH-005-002-0004
Mary Case, DTC-MTH-003-005-0034
George Copson, DTC-MTH-003-002-0010
Benjamin Crow, DTC-MTH-002-001-0021
Eric Crowther, DTC-MTH-003-003-0007
Albert Cunnington, DTC-MTH-003-003-0043
Arthur Denton, DTC-MTH-002-002-0016
Robert Graham, DTC-MTH-003-005-0031
Elizabeth Halsworth, DTC-MTH-003-004-0062
Selina Hamilton, DTC-MTH-003-007-0067
Margaret Ibell, DTC-MTH-004-001-0023
Lilla Kling, DTC-MTH-003-009-0066
Elsie Kruger, DTC-MTH-004-001-0015
Thomas Kynoch, DTC-MTH-005-003-0024
Isabella Lang, DTC-MTH-003-008-0049
Emma Mansford, DTC-MTH-003-003-0002
Sophia Merry, DTC-MTH-002-003-0008
Francis Millican, DTC-MTH-003-003-0040
Henry Moffatt, DTC-MTH-002-005-0027
Ellen Newton, DTC-MTH-003-003-0005
Louisa Noble, DTC-MTH-004-001-0021
August Oehlman, DTC-MTH-003-009-0033
Annie Ole, DTC-MTH-003-005-0015
Frances Park, DTC-MTH-003-001-0042
William Penhallurick, DTC-MTH-002-005-0005
Harold Robinson, DTC-MTH-003-005-0068
Olive Schultz, DTC-MTH-005-003-0002
Henrietta Scott, DTC-MTH-003-005-0065
David Smith, DTC-MTH-002-004-0027
Frederick Smith, DTC-MTH-003-008-0054
Hilda Sterling, DTC-MTH-004-005-0039
Sarah Stone, DTC-MTH-003-002-0036
Cyril Sullivan, DTC-MTH-004-006-0011
Annie Toll, DTC-MTH-002-005-0039
Thomas Warham, DTC-MTH-001-011-0038
Angelina Wheatley, DTC-MTH-003-003-0008
Edmund Wilcox, DTC-MTH-002-003-0018
Ellen Wilcox, DTC-MTH-001-011-0042
Susan Wooton, DTC-MTH-003-005-0013
Eliza Wuth, DTC-MTH-003-002-0034.

Other Protestant Denominations

Janet Allen, DTC-OPD-002-003-0009
William Allen, DTC-OPD-002-003-0010
George Bassett, DTC-OPD-001-003-0022
Annie Coddington, DTC-OPD-001-004-0008
Charles Collier, DTC-OPD-002-002-0003
Gertrude Collier, DTC-OPD-002-002-0004
William Gatfield, DTC-OPD-001-003-0001
Rita Jane, DTC-OPD-001-004-0027
Elizabeth Jenkins, DTC-OPD-001-003-0025
George Richter, DTC-OPD-001-001-0002
Lucy Williams, DTC-OPD-001-006-0026.

Presbyterian Section

Margaret Affleck, DTC-PRS-002-006-0063
Thomas Aird, DTC-PRS-004-002-0046
Annie Bain, DTC-PRS-002-006-0032
William Caldwell, DTC-PRS-004-002-0026
Matilda Cameron, DTC-PRS-005-005-0010
Eliza Campbell, DTC-PRS-004-007-0050
William Cooke, DTC-PRS-004-002-0024
Ivy Fraser, DTC-PRS-004-008-0052
Annie Jones, DTC-PRS-004-001-0055
Susannah Mack, DTC-PRS-002-001-0030
Judith McDonald, DTC-PRS-005-003-0050
Mary McLennan, DTC-PRS-002-003-0007
Alexander Morrison, DTC-PRS-001-014-0029
George Partridge, DTC-PRS-001-009-0002
Alfred Pringle, DTC-PRS-002-006-0056
Thomas Proud, DTC-PRS-002-007-0064
Violet Proud, DTC-PRS-002-007-0063
Janet Thompson, DTC-PRS-001-015-0028
Francis Williams, DTC-PRS-002-004-0047.

Roman Catholic Section

Richard Bremner, DTC-RC-OLD-005-0025
Susan Comerford, DTC-RC-OLD-018-0040
Michael Conroy, DTC-RC-OLD-026-0018
Lynn Crompton, DTC-RC-008-010-0060
James Farquharson, DTC-RC-OLD-028-0009
Mary Farquharson, DTC-RC-OLD-029-0012
Denis McManus, DTC-RC-OLD-025-0029
Hanora Ryan, DTC-RC-OLD-023-0056.

 

Opportunity to become a cemetery volunteer

Thank you for your continued support surrounding this disappointing act. If you would like to volunteer to undertake maintenance and tidying of graves sites, please visit our volunteering portal.