North Star Hotel

The North Star Hotel was located on the northeast corner of Brisbane and Ellenborough Streets. The original hotel building was constructed in the 1850s being one-storey and consisting of  handmade bricks baked in a gully near Martin Street. In 1888 a new building was erected, designed by Samuel Shenton.

The hotel incorporated a billiards room.

The Neilsen family was associated with the hotel for 30 years. Ron and Ray Neilsen built and opened the Northside Motel in North Ipswich in 1967. 

The North Star was demolished in 1986 to make way for the CBD revitalisation project. 

This property would later house McDonnell & East from 1987-1993, and Birch Carroll & Coyle cinemas after that until 1 May, 2019.