Toowong Cemetery- Samuel Wensley Blackall

On our trip to the Toowong Cemetery we looked at Samuel Wensley Blackall's grave.  Samuel Wensley Blackall was born on the 1st of May 1809 and died on the 2nd of January 1871. He was the second Governor of Queensland. In 1870, he knew that he would die soon, and the government was just opening a cemetery, that is now the Toowong Cemetery. Samuel Wensley Blackall searched the land and chose the highest spot for him to be buried. Three months later he died and was the first person to be buried in the Toowong cemetery. His monument is very tall and is detailed, it is made out of sandstone. His monument reflects him because he was a very important person in Queensland's history. Samuel Wensley Blackall's headstone suggests that he was a wealthy and important man, because it is very large and it is on the highest point of the whole cemetery. His grave is very different from other graves because of its size, and the location of it, which is higher than others, because he was more significant and well known than other people buried in the Toowong cemetery.