Gun placement outside RSL, corner Downs and Lowry Street, North Ipswich, 1991

Creator Details

TitleGun placement outside RSL, corner Downs and Lowry Street, North Ipswich, 1991Date Created1991PrinterIpswich City CouncilAcknowledgementIpswich Heritage Study 1992 (University of Queensland)

Location

StreetDowns StreetLowry StreetSuburbNorth IpswichCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

Description

DescriptionThis gun placement stands behind the Queensland Rail monument that reads 'Near this site on 25th February 1864 Lady Bowen, wife of the Governor of Queensland turned the sod to mark the beginning of the first railway line constructed in Queensland from Ipswich to Bigge’s Camp (Grandchester) 21.5 miles'. The added plaque reads 'Unveiled by the President D K Wood Esq. 15 November 1969'. The monument was erected by the Ipswich Historical Society.

Connections

Government & Non-Government OrganisationsReturned Services League (RSL)PlacesFirst North Ipswich Raiwlay Workshops siteSubjectsMonuments & memorialsGunsCurated CollectionsIpswich Heritage Study (1992)Monuments & MemorialsWhere in Ipswich?Taxonomy20th Century | 1990s | 1991

Asset Details

Reference IDqips-2011-09-27-0215p.jpgAsset TypeImages - JpegCopyright NoticeTo use this image, please contact the Picture Ipswich Digital Archivist.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information

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North Ipswich

Government & Non-Government Organisations

Returned Services League (RSL)

Curated Collections

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