Men's Toilet, Russell Street, Toowoomba

The brick structure features a central arched doorway with corner pilasters, decorative scalloped moldings, and four porcelain urinals along the back wall.

Constructed in 1919 during a period of public health improvements, this facility addressed sanitation needs near Toowoomba railway station to reduce typhoid fever cases.

The facility demonstrates early twentieth-century attitudes toward public amenities, reflecting the transition from simple iron urinals to permanent sanitation structures.

Located between the railway station and city center, the building underwent careful reconstruction in 2015 but no longer serves its original function.

The structure stands as Queensland's oldest existing public urinal, built without a roof and connected to the sewerage system in 1926.

Location: Queensland

Inception: 1919

GPS coordinates: -27.55900,151.95200

Latest update: March 6, 2025 16:02