Click and You Shall Find – Investigating Your Anzac Ancestors
As we commemorate 100 years since World War 1 began, there has been renewed interest in the Anzac soldiers who fought for our country on foreign soil all those years ago. Do you have any relatives who were Anzac soldiers? If so, do you want to know more...
Ipswich’s Sweet Tooth
Ipswich was home to Confectionery Manufacturers from as early as 1877. Some businesses stood the test of time and were industries in Ipswich for a number of years, others weren’t so timely. Mr J Bouchards Confectionery Factory was established at the Terrace, North Ipswich in 1877. Mr Bouchards...
Pub Trivia
Over the years, the Ipswich region has been home to many hotels that have provided a place for people to come together and mark important occasions. From Rosewood to Goodna, hotels have served as a meeting spot for many people in the local community and some have even...
Wineries and Vineyards of Historic Ipswich
Between the 1880s and 1890s grape growing and wine making in Ipswich was a burgeoning industry that was built on quality growing conditions and healthy profits for the winemakers. There were many winemakers and grape growers in the area who tried their hand at this new agricultural...
The Whybird Family Business
In 1857 at the age of 22, John Whybird immigrated to Australia from England on the ship ‘Blenheim’. He made his way to Ipswich and began working as a drayman for the firm of Hassel & Ogg in Bell Street. John carried goods from the Bremer River...
Ipswich Pioneers – Abraham to Zielke
Formed in 1977, the Ipswich Genealogical Society was Queensland’s first genealogical society. In its collection, the Society has a wide range of resources suitable for novices and experienced historians, with a special focus on Ipswich and surrounding districts. One of the useful resources compiled and edited by the Society...
Ipswich and the Homefront
During World War 1 and 2 Ipswich became an active community that contributed to the home front effort through patriotic societies and the supplying of employees to manufacture munitions and other important consumables for the war effort. Patriotism in Ipswich World War 1 and 2 brought about the...
The Marburg Sugar Mill
In September 1870, Charles Smith bought the “Woodlands” selection of land at Marburg which consisted of 568 acres. As local timber resources became depleted in the 1880s, his son Thomas Lorimer Smith decided to plant sugar cane on the property and subsequently constructed a sugar mill around 1883. At this...
Old Hidden Vale Homestead
The area of Hidden Vale was first settled in 1841 and formed part of Franklyn Vale. During this time the area of approximately 384,000 acres was used by Henry and Maria Mort to farm sheep. However, after separation the new government saw fit that the large area of Franklyn Vale be divided up...