Dumfries, 43 Williams Street, Coalfalls, Ipswich, 1993

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TitleDumfries, 43 Williams Street, Coalfalls, Ipswich, 1993Date Created1993PhotographerVanessa WilliamsAcknowledgementVanessa Williams

Location

StreetWilliams StreetSuburbCoalfallsCity & StateIpswich, Queensland Geo Coordinates^[1]

Description

DescriptionThe date of construction is unclear. The house is reported to have been built in 1890 for Scotsman and Ipswich’s first customs officer, Gordon Blair. National Trust research suggests it was built around 1906 for his son, Sir James Blair, a University of Queensland Chancellor and Supreme Court Judge, and that he inherited the property at this time, after his mother's death. The house was designed by Ipswich architect George Brockwell Gill, who was responsible for significant domestic and civic buildings in the city. James Blair was born in 1871 at Coalfalls and was a successful scholar at Ipswich Grammar School. At age 32, he became the youngest person ever to serve as Attorney General. In 1902, he became the Independent M.P. for Ipswich and seems to have remained in political life being a popular, colourful character and the house hosted musical soirees and parties. He also founded the Blair Cricket Club. The property included a cricket playing field and tennis court. Blair became a judge in 1922, chief justice of Queensland in 1925, university chancellor in 1927, Lieutenant-Governor in 1929 and was knighted in 1930. Blair moved to Brisbane sometime after 1915 and his brother Harry, a racehorse owner, took over the Ipswich house. The house was bought by Mr and Mrs C S Sanderson in 1957 and was named 'Dumfries' after Mrs Sanderson's grandfather's Scottish birthplace.

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