Jailhouse, West Ipswich, n.d.

Creator Details

TitleJailhouse, West Ipswich, n.d.

Location

StreetOmar StreetKeogh StreetSuburbWest Ipswich (Little Ipswich)City & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

Description

DescriptionUnidentified children in front of the jailhouse at the corner of Omar and Keogh Streets, West Ipswich. The building faced Keogh Street. The date is unknown but would be prior to 1939(?). The 'Jubilee History of Ipswich' published in 1910, identified this building as the 'Old Court House,{Courthouse} Little Ipswich'. The jailhouse name was changed from Little to West Ipswich Police Station in 1941/1942. Opened 1887 and closed 9 May 1908, it reopened 16 August 1919 and closed 30 June 1961. Staff list: Constables Thomas Dempsey (reg. number 197) (1895-1905); James Conway (reg. number 260) (1905-1908); Matthew OBrien (reg. number 810) (1916-1922); Christopher Ricketts (reg. number 1013)(1922-1925); George Brazier (reg. number 1399) (1925-1931); Robert Gorman (reg. number 1516) (1931-1932); Roy Costigan (reg. number 2518) (1932-?); William Rawlings (reg. number 2674)(?-1961). References (offline)Queensland Police Museum

Connections

Curated CollectionsDesperate & Dateless

Subjects

SubjectsChildren's fashion

Asset Details

Reference IDqips-2008-07-09-0012p.jpgAsset TypeImage - JpegImages, Maps and Artefacts (Trove mapping field)imagePhysical DescriptionPrintCopyright NoticeCreated prior to 1st January 1955 and as such copyright has expired. Moral rights subsist and the item should be correctly attributed and its integrity preserved.

To use this image, please contact the Picture Ipswich Digital Archivist.
Created prior to 1st January 1955 and as such copyright has expired. Moral rights subsist and the item should be correctly attributed and its integrity preserved.

To use this image, please contact the Picture Ipswich Digital Archivist.
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Jailhouse, West Ipswich, n.d.