George Thorn "The Father of Ipswich" A Life

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TitleGeorge Thorn "The Father of Ipswich" A LifeDate of Publication2017AuthorRichard Thorn

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City & StateIpswich, QueenslandToowomba, QueenslandMogill, QueenslandCleveland, QueenslandCountryStockbridge, Hampshire, England

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DescriptionTracing the life of George Thorn, a prominent member of Ipswich during the town’s early years. George Thorn was born in 1806 in Stockbridge, England. He came to Australia in 1832 whilst serving in the army. In 1837 when the regiment transferred to India, he opted to stay in Australia at that time in New South Wales. He met Jane Handcock and they married in 1837. In 1839 they moved to Limestone (Ipswich as it was then called) and Jane became the first free white woman in Ipswich. George was the first representative in Parliament for Ipswich. He would be an alderman on the Ipswich council and a foundation member of the Ipswich Grammar School. His family would at one time live on the corner of Brisbane and East Streets, that would become the Palais Royal Hotel and then Bendigo Bank (2013), and at Claremont on Milford Street. This publication was a recipient of the Viva Cribb Bursary 2016.

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Buildings & StructuresThe Great HallClaremontSchool of Arts | Old Town Hall BusinessesQueen's Arms Palais Royal HotelCommunity GroupsSt Paul's Anglican ChurchGovernment & Non-Government Organisations4th (King's Own) RegimentQueensland ParliamentLegislative AssemblyIpswich General HospitalNorth Australian Club Queensland Pastoral & Agricultural SocietyPeople & FamiliesGeorge Thorn (1806-1876)Thorn familyGeorge Henry Thorn (1840-1905)Simon ThornElisabeth ThornJane Thorn (nee Handcock)Jane Harris (nee Thorn)John ThornWilliam ThornHenry ThornPlacesLimestone StationMoreton Bay Penal ColonyRosebrook StationNukidenda StationWarra Warra StationSchoolsIpswich Grammar SchoolSubjectsSoldiersBusiness peoplePoliticiansCurated CollectionsViva Cribb Bursary CollectionBiographies, Memoirs, & Family HistoriesAboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples & Communities Convicts at Ipswich - 1827 to 1842 Penal Colony EraConvicts at IpswichChinese Community in IpswichDefining Tulmur | IpswichShaping Our Identity: AdulthoodConvicts & Colonials: Adulthood

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Reference IDGeorge Thorn Father of Ipswich A Life book.pdfAsset TypeFamily Histories & BiographiesBooks and Libraries (Trove mapping field)bookCopyright NoticeThis work is in copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced, copied, scanned, stored in a retrieval system, recorded, or transmitted, in any form or by any other means, without the prior written permission of the creator.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information

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Buildings & Structures

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Palais Royal Hotel

Government & Non-Government Organisations

Ipswich General Hospital

People & Families

Schools

Ipswich Grammar School

Curated Collections

Defining Tulmur | Ipswich

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George Thorn "The Father of Ipswich" A Life