Booval Brewery
The Queenslander of 3 June 1898 reported that the Booval Brewery Company had been in business for six weeks under the management of Mr W. Chardon. The brewery was well situated and possessed a well of excellent quality spring water which was thought an advantage in the brewing of...
Suburbs – Bundamba
Suburb of Bundamba Originally the suburb was named Bundanba, it is believed to have derived from the Aboriginal words ‘bundan’ and ‘ba’, meaning a stone axe and place of. This referred to Bundamba Creek which was a source of good stone for hand axes. The name was officially...
Town of Ipswich plans
The Viva Cribb Local History Resource Room has recently acquired copies of four maps drawn by Surveyor Henry Wade from the Queensland State Archives. These maps include the: Proposed plans of town of Limestone (to be called Ipswich), 1842; Garden and suburban allotments in town of Limestone, 1842; ...
Picture Puzzle
Many of the images in Picture Ipswich have been kindly provided by the community. Along the way gems have come to light that are unable to be identified or important information is missing and because of this we need the community’s help. We are always looking for photographs...
Ipswich Grammar celebrates 150 years in 2013
To celebrate this great milestone, Ipswich Grammar School are writing the history of the school’s 150 years which will be published mid-2013 . If you have memories or memorabilia that you would like to share, please contact Sophie Church, phone 3813 9636 (leave a message at option 3...
Picture Puzzle
Many of the images in Picture Ipswich have been kindly provided by the community. Along the way gems have come to light that are unable to be identified or important information is missing and because of this we need the community’s help. This photograph is of the domestic...
That Gallant Gentleman
Colonel Charles George Gray A new book has arrived onto our history room shelves, ‘That Gallant Gentleman: The remarkable story of Colonel Charles George Gray” by Kenneth Dutton. Lieutenant-Colonel Gray was born in Edinburgh in 1786 and had served in the Peninsula War in Spain and at Waterloo....
The Thorn Family
George Thorn (1806-1876), soldier, businessman and politician, and George Henry Thorn (1840-1905), politician, were father and son. George was born on 11 April 1806 near Stockbridge, Hampshire, England, son of Simon Thorn, farmer, and his wife Elizabeth. A colour-sergeant, he arrived in Australia with the 4th (King’s Own)...
Ipswich Rugby League celebrates 100 years
This year Ipswich Rugby League celebrates 100 years. However, it was reported by Queensland Times journalist ‘Five Eighth’ in 1930 that football had been alive and well in Ipswich long before 1909. The first official game recorded was on 9th October 1909, and the match between a Brisbane...