Spring has sprung!
Spring is in the air and the people of Ipswich can start enjoying the fruits of their labours in the garden. Flowers, trees and bushes are all blossoming and showing their prettiest faces. Of all the gardens, that Ipswich has had the pleasure of enjoying, the best...
Ipswich City Vice-Regal Band
The Viva Cribb Local History Room has recently acquired the newly published Viva Cribb Bursary winner book by Maurine Lyon entitled “The Regals: History of the Ipswich City Vice-Regal Band”. The book focuses on the history of the band from its origins in Ipswich in 1890 by founders Hancock...
Box Flat mine disaster – 40 years later
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Box Flat mine disaster which occured this day in 1972. At 2:45am on the morning of Monday the 31st of July a huge underground explosion ripped through Boxflat mine at Swanbank entombing fourteen men, eight of which were Mines Rescue Workers; another three miners...
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 photos...
Ipswich Kindergarten Association celebrates their 75th birthday!
This year the Ipswich Kindergarten Association celebrates a milestone, after being established for 75 years. The Ipswich Kindergarten Association was formed in 1937 after the establishment of Ipswich’s first kindy behind the Congregational Church Sunday School Hall in 1923. The kindy was owned and directed by a Mrs Olive...
Ipswich’s Royal Timeline
Ipswich has welcomed many royal visitors into the town over the past 151 years of its existence. To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, we’re taking some time to remember the royal guests Ipswich has played host to: 26th of February 1868 – Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and the...
Ipswich and West Moreton Tennis Association
The Ipswich and West Moreton Tennis Association was formed on the 21st of March 1906 as the Ipswich Lawn Tennis Association in the interests of the town. The people of Ipswich enjoyed outdoor sports including tennis and it existed as a social activity rather than a competitive competition,...
Ipswich Houses: Toronto
“Toronto” is one of the last surviving examples of the beautiful Gothic Architecture of the late 1800s and one of the oldest timber houses in Ipswich. Situated at 30 Quarry Street, the land on which the cottage now stands was first purchased by Elizabeth Lloyd for the equivalent...
The Picture Ipswich Flood Gallery
Last week Picture Ipswich unveiled a whole gallery of photographs and interviews taken by the people of Ipswich during the devastating January 2011 floods. The images portray the devastation that Ipswich faced during and after the flood, with photographs of roads, houses, streets, shops and parks that were flooded and destroyed. Many...