Panorama of Ipswich from Limestone Hill, taken by Biggingee Sorabjee Poochee, Ipswich, 1865

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TitlePanorama of Ipswich from Limestone Hill, taken by Biggingee Sorabjee Poochee, Ipswich, 1865Date Created1865 PhotographerBiggingee Sorabjee PocheeAcknowledgementIpswich Art Gallery

Location

SuburbIpswichCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

Description

DescriptionPanorama of Ipswich in 1865, taken from Limestone Hill. This photograph was from Biggingee Sorabjee Poochee, a photographer in Ipswich between 1864 and 1877. Poochee had a studio for a short time in 1863 at the corner of Bell and Union Streets, Ipswich. (Information taken from; Safier, Marcel, 'Early photographers of Ipswich, Queensland',2006, retrieved 17 July 2008, from the website. Places visible include Gooloowan, Queen’s Park, Hospital, Court House, St Stephens Presbyterian Church, Tattersalls Hotel [Ipswich Libraries] School, Bank of New South Wales, Palais Royal Hotel, School of Arts (later Town Hall, now Ipswich Art Gallery), St Paul’s Anglican Church, Cribb and Foote department store, Claremont, Ipswich Grammar School, Railway Station, George Thorn’s store (formerly John Panton’s), St Mary’s Catholic Church, shipping stores, wharves, Railway and road bridge over the Bremer River, Railway Workshops, and Immigration depot. Along the bottom of the photograph are the references from the left: 20. Benjamin Cribb’s residence [Gooloowan], 19. Club House.17. Roof of S. Hodgson’s residence. 27. Hospital. 16. Scotch Church [St Stephens]. 18. Court House. 15. Tattersalls Hotel [Ipswich Libraries 2015] 14. G H Wilsons Stores. 13. Bank of N. S. Wales. 12. G H Wilson’s Residence.7. Geo Thorne’s Residence. 8. Joint Stock Bank. 9. Cribb & Foote’s Stores. 10. School of Arts. 11. English Church. 6. Panton's Store. 21 Grammar School. 5 Railway Station. 4. J I G Harris’s Stores. 1. Clarke Hodgson & Co Stores. 3. Catholic Church [St Mary’s] 2. Railway Bridge. Bremer River. (Poochee trademark stamp).References (offline)This image appears in Leslie E Slaughter, Ipswich Municipal History, Ipswich, 1960.

Connections

Buildings & StructuresClaremontBremer River Rail BridgeBusinessesBank of New South WalesChurches & CemeteriesSt Paul's Anglican Church & RectorySt Mary's Roman Catholic Church PrecinctCurated CollectionsPanoramas, Landscapes, & Aerial ViewsIpswich Art Gallery CollectionDefining Tulmur | IpswichShaping Our Identity: Landscapes & Natural Environment

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SubjectsStreetscapesCity & town viewsChurchesRoads & streetsHotels & tavernsPanoramas

Asset Details

Reference IDPOOCHEE, Biggingee Sorabjee - Panorama of Ipswich [1865.01] (Brian Hand)Asset TypeImage - JpegImages, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imageColour or Black & White ImageSepiaOrientationLandscapeGenreArchitecture - CommercialArchitecture - DomesticBusinessesCity StreetscapesGardensIndustrialLandscape & NaturePanoramasPhysical DescriptionAlbumen PaperHigher Resolution Available (contact Picture Ipswich)YesCopyright NoticeReproduction rights remain with Ipswich Art Gallery. CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information

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