Colleges Crossing
The Brisbane Courier reported on Friday 14 January 1927, that the Moreton Shire Council had been appointed as trustee for about 67 acres at Colleges Crossing. The land was reserved for recreational purposes. In January 1939 the Courier Mail reported the landing of a 4ft 6in bluenose...
An Ipswich Hero
Mavis Parkinson Mavis Parkinson was born in Ipswich on 10 November 1915 and from an early age wanted to be a missionary for the Church of England. Her parents refused to let her go until she turned 21 years of age. After training in Brisbane and Sydney, she...
The Whitehead Legacy
A beautiful coffee table book has been launched, called “The Whitehead Legacy”. The Whitehead family have lived and worked as photographers in Ipswich since 1883. The book contains photographs covering people, streetscapes, buildings, transport, historic buildings and industry. In short a beautiful trip through the history of Ipswich,...
Identifying our history through Picture Ipswich
Picture Ipswich is an online database of images operated by the Ipswich Library and Information Service which captures the lifestyle and history of Ipswich. Many of the images in Picture Ipswich have been kindly provided by the community. This is a photograph of the jailhouse at West Ipswich. ...
George Brockwell Gill – Architect
George Brockwell Gill lived and worked in Ipswich for 55 years. He retired in 1943 and went to live in Coolangatta in a house he built and designed. But Mr Brockwell Gill left a lasting impression on the cityscape of Ipswich. A lot of the beautiful buildings in...
Once Upon a Time – Ipswich Life & Land
Robyn Buchanan, local historian and author, will talk about life on the land around Ipswich over the past 150 years. Snippets of history about farming, families and aspects of farming life will be covered. From the Living Library Series, Once Upon a Time – Ipswich Life & Land...
Ipswich Houses: Rockton
Rockton House was built in 1854 for Mr William Craies, lately arrived from Scotland and first manager of the Bank of N.S.W., Ipswich. It started life as a single storey Colonial style house of hand-made brick. Mr Craies named his new house Rockton after an area near his...
Picture Ipswich & More … Family History
It’s the 150th anniversary of Ipswich being proclaimed a municipality. To help celebrate this milestone, a free information session “Family History” will be held at the Barry Jones Auditorium, Ipswich Library on Tuesday 16 November from 10:00am to 11:30am. Do you have an ancestor who was a convict?...
Ipswich Houses
Ipswich is full of beautiful and varied house designs many of which are heritage listed. Garowie is one example of this: Garowie in Whitehill Rd was designed by Ipswich Architect, Samuel Shenton for James Cribb, the son of Benjamin Cribb, and his new wife Alice. It was built...