Petrie Family The Petrie family is one of Queensland's oldest and most prominent. Andrew Petrie (not buried in Toowong cemetery) is regarded as Queensland's first free settler, emigrating on the Stirling Castle from Edinburgh to Sydney in 1831 and then moving in 1837 to Brisbane to become Superintendent of Works. In 1840 he established the family stonemason business which from 1882 to 1981 was located opposite the main gates of Toowong Cemetery. This long established business continues to be responsible for many headstones in this cemetery and their trademark can be found on some graves. The Petries also built the GPO, Customs House and Parliament House amongst other public buildings. John Petrie (1822-1902), Andrew's eldest son, was Brisbane's first Mayor from 1859 until 1861 and was an alderman for several years. as Mayor, he had the honour of receiving Sir George Bowen as Queensland's first Governor when then colony achieved separation in 1859. Also a stonemason, John Petrie's best remembered work is the conversion of the windmill on Wickham Terrace to a signal station in 1861. John's son, Andrew Lang Petrie (1854-1928), a monumental mason and contractor entered the Legislative Assembly on 29 April 1893 and remained a member until 7 March 1926. Brisbane General Cemetery (Toowong)

All the headstone photos in Brisbane General Cemetery (Toowong)
Names in photographed order.
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Latitude -27.47727838928493, Longitude 152.9842371387526
Latitude -27° 28’ 38", Longitude 152° 59’ 3"