Toodyay’s Great War ‘Honor Board’ was unveiled in the Road Board Chambers (now the foyer of the Toodyay Memorial Hall). The Toodyay Soldiers’ Memorial was
Research Categories: Toodyay Events
This set of resources will include, in due course, compilations of Fact Bites from the long Toodyay chronologies (published and in draft) by decade and by broad subject groupings, research essays extracted from the Society’s newsletter Duidgeeana and other sources. Research chronologies on various events may also be Posted.

Bush Fire Services in Toodyay: a visit to yesteryear and a vision for the future, by Wayne Clarke. Extract from Duidgeeana, the newsletter of the
After a public referendum, the name of Newcastle was changed to Toodyay, and old Toodyay to West Toodyay. The Municipality of Newcastle became the Municipality

Toodyay 2010 anniversaries, by Beth Frayne. Extract from Duidgeeana, the newsletter of the Toodyay Historical Society (Inc.), Issue No. 13, January February 2010, pp. 6-8.
Toodyay men went to fight in the South African Boer War. The Toodyay Lodge joined the newly formed Grand Lodge of Western Australia. A water

The Shire of Toodyay has awarded Toodyay Citizenship Awards annually since 1985. Initially, the awards were not presented on Australia Day, but at other significant

The December 2009 Toodyay Bushfire was a very significant event that affected the local Toodyay community and beyond, then and well in to the future.
First Fancy Dress Ball in Newcastle, by Beth Frayne. Extract from Duidgeeana, the newsletter of the Toodyay Historical Society (Inc.), Issue No. 7, Jan Feb
The founding of the Toodyay, Northam and Victoria Plains Agricultural Society (1852-3) [1853-4], compiled by Robyn Taylor. Extract from Duidgeeana, the newsletter of the Toodyay
Proclamation Day, then and now – And how Newcastle celebrated the event, by Beth Frayne. Extract from Duidgeeana, the newsletter of the Toodyay Historical Society