QCWA Hostel, 5 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, 1973

Creator Details

TitleQCWA Hostel, 5 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, 1973Date Created1973PhotographerKerry Paul Smith (1950-2025)AcknowledgementKerry Smith

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DescriptionQueensland Country Women's Association of Australia Hostel for Girls on the corner of Milford and Brisbane Streets. The CWA commenced in Ipswich in the 1920s. Originally constructed as a one storey residence around 1885, for Thomas Towell, an Ipswich telegraph operator. Dr Edward Emsley Brown bought it in 1908 and added the second storey. Bought by the CWA at a later date.

Connections

Government & Non-Government OrganisationsQueensland Country Women's Association (QCWA)

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SubjectsFencesHousesTimber buildingsTreesVerandahsWelfare establishmentsTrucks

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Reference IDqips-2009-09-16-0002p.jpgAsset TypeImage - JpegImages, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imageGenreStreetscapesCopyright NoticeTo use this image, please contact the Picture Ipswich Digital Archivist.
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QCWA Hostel, 5 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, 1973