Ipswich National School, corner of Brisbane and Gordon Streets, Ipswich, 1890s

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TitleIpswich National School, corner of Brisbane and Gordon Streets, Ipswich, 1890sDate Created1890sStudioI.X.L. Studio

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SuburbIpswichCity & StateIpswich QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

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DescriptionThe two story building in front of the church (on Gordon Street, bounded by Brisbane and Limestone Streets), is the National School. National schools were the forerunner to state schools. Approval was given, by Ipswich Council, and land granted in 1850, however it was not until 1861 that the first National School in Ipswich was established, under John Scott.

While this building was under construction, classes were held in a cottage in the laneway leading from Nicholas Street to the railway goods yard. The brick building on Gordon Street was opened in 1862 and could accommodate 300 children with girls and infants taught on the top floor and boys on the ground floor. The school would later split into separate boys and girls school and move several times before becoming Ipswich Central State School, now located on Griffiths Road.

The church behind the school is St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, located on the Gordon and Limestone Streets, erected in 1866. At one time, the steeple (37 metres high) was the tallest man-made structure in Queensland.

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Reference IDqips-2014-02-23-0068Images, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imageColour or Black & White ImageBlack & WhiteOrientationLandscapeGenreCity StreetscapesPhysical DescriptionPrintCopyright NoticeThis work was created prior to the 1st January 1955. It has been identified as being free of known restrictions under the Copyright Act 1968.

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This work was created prior to the 1st January 1955 or it is an orphan work (photographer unknown) created more than 70 years ago. It has been identified as being free of known restrictions under the Copyright Act 1968. You can use this work without asking permission. Moral rights remain and the work MUST be correctly attributed to its creator (photographer, studio, author, etc.) with acknowledgement of Picture Ipswich as the source of the work. If you require a higher resolution copy of this work, please contact Picture Ipswich.

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