Ipswich Houses: Fairy Knoll
The historic home known as “Fairy Knoll” is located on the corner of Whitehill and Robertson Road and is a masterpiece to behold. Built in 1901 for Thomas Hancock Junior and his wife Louisa (nee: Hayne), the house sits atop a large hill that overlooks the city of...
Ipswich: Our Military Heritage
Ipswich’s first defence forces were established in 1860. With the Crimean War in 1854-56 and the Russian scare in 1859, the Government at the time believed that the Ipswich and Brisbane area needed to be able to defend itself if an attack ever came their way. Colonel Charles...
Commemorating The First World War – Private George William Elliott
This year marks 100 years since the beginning of World War One. Many local families of the time sent their sons, brothers, fathers, husbands and uncles to war, not knowing if they would ever see them again. There were many Ipswich men who joined the war effort between 1914...
Second Lieut. CHARLES DOUGLAS SCOTT
There has been a fantastic response to The Picture Ipswich ‘World War I – Photo Drive’. A flood of images of local soldiers and their families have been added to the Picture Ipswich database. The men, their images and stories will not be forgotten. Here is one...
World War I Photo Drive
Thank you to everybody who responded to the World War I Photo Drive which was launched in February. Some great photos, documents and memorabilia were received. Go to the World War I icon on the Picture Trails in Picture Ipswich to view the images collected so far –...
Joseph Rose’s Universal Emporium
On November 29, 1884 Joseph Rose opened the doors of his Universal Emporium. For weeks prior to opening day the Queensland Times carried notices alerting people to this new business venture. The advertisements promoted an excitingly wide range of products, including glassware, china, lamps, medicines, perfumes, toiletries, general...
Ben Taylor and I.X.L Photographic Studio
Mr Benjamin Hurst Taylor married Laura Jane Harris in 1880 and settled in Warwick where he worked as a Storekeeper for Messrs. Beale & Co. In 1881 their daughter Laura Lydia Taylor was born and soon after the family moved to Ipswich. Ben set up a photographic...
Picture Puzzle
Many of the images in Picture Ipswich have been kindly provided by the community. Gems have come to light along the way that are unable to be identified or important information is missing and because of this we seek the community’s help. The photograph below is believed to have...
Ipswich photographers through the decades
Photography was an important part of Ipswich’s early years as a city, with many families visiting photography studios around the area to have group, family and sporting shots taken. Many of these early photographs still exist today as do some of the early and fragile glass plates first used...