Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. In ancient Egyptian mythology and in myths derived from it, the phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird. Said to live for 500, 1461 or for 12594 years (depending on the source), the phoenix is a male bird with beautiful gold and red plumage. At the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and ...

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The Brisbane General Cemetery at Toowong, established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875, is queensland's largest cemetery, placed on 437,300 square metres of land. It replaced brisbane's first cemetery which was located near Skew Street in the centre of Brisbane. The cemetery contains a sign posted walk that provides information on various people buried in the cemetery. Toowong Cemetery Heritage Register ...

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Toowong Queensland, Toowong Queensland - History, Toowong Queensland - Landmarks, Toowong Queensland - Transport, Toowong Queensland - Neighbouring Suburbs

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Brisbane Transport is a business unit owned by the Brisbane City Council. Many of its services use the South-East Busway and the Inner-Northern Busway, which are grade separated from other roads and are served by large stations. The fleet is being steadily replaced with low-floor natural gas buses such as 217 Scania L94UB models, with 180 new MAN 18.310 low-floor gas buses to come, with a further option for 120. It currently operates over 700 buses and provided 53.1 million passenger trips in the 2004/2005 financial year, reportedly the highest since 1974. Brisban ...

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In 1861 the McDougall pastoral lease, which extended to Moggill, was broken up and sold. Several early settlers subdivided their blocks, including Richard Drew who named his subdivision the 'Village of Toowong' in 1865. Toowong started developing with the arrival of the Ipswich railway line in 1875. It was originally suburb of detached villas and large yards owned by an elite upper-middle class that worked in the city and socialised with each other. As access to the suburb improved with regular train services the population increased. The Sh ...

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Toowong Queensland, Toowong Queensland - History, Toowong Queensland - Landmarks, Toowong Queensland - Transport, Toowong Queensland - Neighbouring Suburbs

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