20400
Menu
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
- Defining
- Defining - Themes
- User Guides
- Surprise Me
Arthur Edmund Broughton (1892-1947) and Harold John Broughton (1889-1947), Brisbane, c.1909
Expand/collapse
Creator Details
TitleArthur Edmund Broughton (1892-1947) and Harold John Broughton (1889-1947), Brisbane, c.1914-1916Date Createdc.1909StudioTalma
Location
City & StateBrisbane, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified
Description
DescriptionBorn at Ipswich, Arthur and Harold were the sons of Ipswich coach maker John Joseph “JJ” Broughton and his second wife Eliza Elizabeth Broughton (nee Wyman). The Broughtons lived at Challinor St for many years, then from c1901 as JJ Broughton’s coachbuilding business flourished they lived at “Rosemont” 19 Burnett St Ipswich. They attended local schools including the West Ipswich Boys state school, and various Methodist Sunday Schools in the area. In 1916 Arthur enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) or army, with his cousin Albert Thomas Broughton, and served in world war 1 until 1918, becoming Lance Corporal 4th Machine Gun Battalion.
In 1921 Harold and Arthur re-established the Ipswich Coach and Motorworks, at the corner of Nicholas and Limestone Streets, the site initially established in 1890 by their father and his partner FW Johnson. They married the following year, Harold to Clara Florence Wieland and Arthur to Esther May Hughes, the sister of another returned AIF officer. Harold and Clara had 3 children and lived at “Moramont” 2 Cribb Street. Arthur and Essie lived initially at Ferrett Street West Ipswich, then at Corinda in Brisbane.
Harold died at Ipswich aged 58 years in 1947 and Arthur died 3 weeks later.
Additional Information Talma Studios was operated by H. Stephens at Dalby. The Brisbane Talma Studio was located in Wickham Street and operated by photographer Mr. Sturgess. There was also a Talma Studio in Melbourne.References (offline) 1896, p.12References (online)Ipswich Coach & Motorworks reestablishedTalma Studios, The Dalby Herald, Friday 20 December 1935, p.6The Laird in the Studio, Melbourne Punch, Thursday 30th AprilThe Talma Studios, The Telegraph, Friday 24th December 1915, p.4
In 1921 Harold and Arthur re-established the Ipswich Coach and Motorworks, at the corner of Nicholas and Limestone Streets, the site initially established in 1890 by their father and his partner FW Johnson. They married the following year, Harold to Clara Florence Wieland and Arthur to Esther May Hughes, the sister of another returned AIF officer. Harold and Clara had 3 children and lived at “Moramont” 2 Cribb Street. Arthur and Essie lived initially at Ferrett Street West Ipswich, then at Corinda in Brisbane.
Harold died at Ipswich aged 58 years in 1947 and Arthur died 3 weeks later.
Additional Information Talma Studios was operated by H. Stephens at Dalby. The Brisbane Talma Studio was located in Wickham Street and operated by photographer Mr. Sturgess. There was also a Talma Studio in Melbourne.References (offline) 1896, p.12References (online)Ipswich Coach & Motorworks reestablishedTalma Studios, The Dalby Herald, Friday 20 December 1935, p.6The Laird in the Studio, Melbourne Punch, Thursday 30th AprilThe Talma Studios, The Telegraph, Friday 24th December 1915, p.4
Connections
People & FamiliesArthur Edmund Broughton (1892-1947)Harold John Broughton (1889-1947)SubjectsMen's fashionStudio portraits Studio backdropsStudio furniture Brothers Curated CollectionsWyman - Broughton CollectionTaxonomy20th Century | 1910s | 1914
Asset Details
Reference IDqips-2022-05-08-0003Asset TypeImage - JpegColour or Black & White ImageSepiaOrientationPortraitGenreStudio PortraitsPhysical DescriptionPrintHigher Resolution Available (contact Picture Ipswich)YesCopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Australian License
This licence lets you remix, tweak, and build upon our work noncommercially, as long as you credit us and license your new creations under these identical terms. You can download, redistribute, translate, make remixes and produce new stories based on our work. All new work based on ours will carry the same licence; so any derivatives will also be noncommercial in nature.
Editing is temporarily disabled
Cancel Edit


Click on the image to add
a tag or press ESC to cancel
a tag or press ESC to cancel
Arthur Edmund Broughton (1892-1947) and Harold John Broughton (1889-1947), Brisbane, c.1909. Picture Ipswich, accessed 11/02/2025, https://www.pictureipswich.com.au/nodes/view/20400