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Ipswich
Queensland
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Population: 147,000 (within council boundary)
Postcode: 4305
Elevation: 40 m (131 ft)
Time zone: AEST (UTC+10)
Location: 30 km (19 mi) from Brisbane
LGA: City of Ipswich
State District: Ipswich
Federal Division: Blair, Oxley
Localities around Ipswich:
Woodend North Ipswich East Ipswich
West Ipswich Ipswich Newtown Eastern Heights
One Mile Churchill Raceview

Ipswich is a city and Local Government Area situated on the Bremer River in South East Queensland, Australia. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The UTC+10 Time zone covers the following locations Australia (AEST&mdash Australian Eastern Standard Time) Australian The UTC+10 Time zone covers the following locations Australia (AEST&mdash Australian Eastern Standard Time) Australian The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative The division of Ipswich is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Brisbane River, west of Brisbane in the Australian The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Blair is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The Division of Oxley is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Woodend is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from the name given to the residence of Arthur Macalister North Ipswich is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Raymonds Hill is a locality within the suburb of North Ipswich East Ipswich is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It shares a border line with the suburb Basin Pocket West Ipswich is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Education West Ipswich State School Newtown is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Eastern Heights is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. One Mile is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from its approximate distance from the Ipswich CBD Churchill is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Education Churchill State School Raceview is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from an early racecourse in the area which was located Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled The Bremer River is the name of several rivers in Australia Bremer River (Queensland is a tributary of the Brisbane River Bremer River (South Australia South East Queensland (SEQ is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is located approximately 30 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Brisbane. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland

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History

The area was first explored by European colonists in 1826, when Captain Patrick Logan, commandant of the Moreton Bay penal colony, sailed up the Brisbane river and discovered large deposits of limestone and other minerals. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 In 1827, the first convicts and overseers arrived to mine the area, and the town that built around this industry became known as Limestone, and is remembered by one of the main streets through the Ipswich city centre. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

In 1843, the settlement officially became known as Ipswich, making Ipswich the oldest provincial city in Queensland. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The name change was proposed by surveyor Henry Wade and approved by Sir George Gipps, a soldier and Governor of New South Wales. Sir George Gipps (1791 – 28 February 1847) was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales, Australia, for eight years between 1838 The Governor of New South Wales is the representative in the Australian state of New South Wales of Australia's monarch, Elizabeth II, [1] The UK town of Ipswich was once called Gipeswic [2], derived from the Old English for "workplace by water"

Mining of coal and other valuable minerals continued well into the 20th century. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ipswich ( ˈɪpswɪtʃ is a Non-metropolitan district and the County town of Suffolk, England on the Estuary of the River Orwell The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Ipswich has suffered somewhat from this establishment as a mining city, but recent efforts have made strides in improving its reputation.

Ipswich was proclaimed as a municipality on March 2, 1860, and became a city in 1904. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Ipswich was also originally nominated to become the State Capital of Queensland, as it was the most prominent city due to its mining capabilities, however Brisbane was chosen instead due to it having an ocean port (Port of Brisbane), whereas Ipswich relied on barges coming up and downstream on the Bremer River. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Port of Brisbane is the shipping Port of Brisbane, on the east coast of Australia. The Bremer River is the name of several rivers in Australia Bremer River (Queensland is a tributary of the Brisbane River Bremer River (South Australia

Damaging flooding has occurred on numerous occasions, the largest being in 1893 peaking at 24. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 5 metres, and more recently during the 1974 Brisbane Flood, peaking in Ipswich at 20. The 1974 Brisbane flood occurred in January 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, when waterways in the city experienced significant 7 metres. Collectively, 8500 houses were flooded in Ipswich and Brisbane. [3]

In 1980s and 1990s, with land in nearby Brisbane becoming fully developed, and very expensive for housing, many new large scale housing estates became attractive for buyers in Ipswich with lower prices and bigger lots. Such new housing estate sprung up in Goodna, Springfield Lakes, Collingwood Park, Redbank Plains with acreage estates in Karalee, Barellan Point, and Chuwar, Queensland. Goodna is a Suburb on the eastern edge of the city of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia. Chuwar is a suburb of both Ipswich Queensland, Australia and Brisbane Queensland, Australia.

Economy

Ipswich is the site of RAAF Base Amberley, the Royal Australian Air Force's largest operational base. RAAF Base Amberley is a Royal Australian Air Force base located 8 km southwest of Ipswich Queensland and 50 km southwest of Brisbane Queensland. The Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. RAAF Amberley is currently home to No. 1 and No. 6 Squadrons flying F-111 strike aircraft and No. 38 Squadron which flies Caribou transport aircraft. No 1 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF squadron Based at RAAF Amberley, it currently operates the F-111 bomber No 6 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force training and bomber squadron WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout No 38 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In addition a number of ground support units are located at Amberley. The airbase is currently being expanded and will eventually also house No. 33 Squadron (flying Airbus A330 MRTT tanker-transports) and No. 36 Squadron (flying C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft) and several Army units. No 33 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout No 36 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Australian Army is Australia's military land force It is part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF along with the Royal Australian Navy and the

Ipswich is also home to a campus of the University of Queensland, the annual Ipswich Cup horse races, and The Workshops Railway Museum to commemorate the first trainline in Queensland from Ipswich to Grandchester, approximately 25km to the west. The University of Queensland (UQ is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Grandchester is a town in the Lockyer Valley region in South East Queensland, Australia. The present Ipswich Station is a major transport interchange. Ipswich Station is a Railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia.

A large shopping complex is being developed in the Springfield suburb which was, when designed the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere. Springfield, also known as the Greater Springfield Development, is a 28 Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Accompanying this is a satellite campus of the University of Southern Queensland, which has its primary campus in Toowoomba. The University of Southern Queensland (USQ is based in Toowoomba Queensland, Australia. Toowoomba (nicknamed 'The Garden City' is a City in South East Queensland, Australia.

Redbank Plaza shopping mall has had 8 cinemas added as well as a fourth floor of shopping. Three clear retail and service hubs are developing outside Ipswich central and besides Springfield. Springfield, also known as the Greater Springfield Development, is a 28 Brassall and Karalee to the north, Yamanto to the South, and Booval in the central east.

Housing

The traditional Ipswich dwelling has always been a detached home on land, however this is changing as housing demand and a desire to live closer to amenities increases. The Ipswich region has also been approved as the new South-East Queensland 'boom corridor' to cope with the high demands to live in the region. New estates and suburbs are currently under development in the Springfield Region and Ripley Valley. Ipswich is currently the fastest growing region in South-East Queensland. Several large apartment buildings are also planned or under construction in the Ipswich CBD.

Transport

Local Transport

There are three forms of public train transport servicing the Ipswich region.

Ipswich also has direct access to the Ipswich Motorway (linking to Brisbane); the Cunningham Highway (linking to Warwick); the Warrego Highway (linking to Toowoomba); and the Centenary Highway (linking Springfield and the Ripley Valley to Brisbane).

Long Distance Transport

Sport

Prominent locals

Sportspeople

Politicians

Musicians

Other

Education

Colleges and universities

Secondary schools

Ipswich has a considerable number of secondary schools including:

Primary schools

Ipswich has a number of primary schools including:

Events

Ipswich Show

The first Ipswich Annual Show was held on 2 April 1873, by the Queensland Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common There had been shows staged by the Ipswich and West Moreton Horticultural and Agricultural Society as early as 1868.

Originally held at the sale yards situated at Lobb St, Churchill, the show moved to its present home at the Ipswich Showgrounds in 1877

Ipswich Show Website

Goodna Jacaranda Festival Sign
Goodna Jacaranda Festival Sign

Goodna Jacaranda Festival

This festival has been held annually at Goodna (Evan Marginson Sportsground) since 1968, over 10,000 people attend this three day event. Goodna is a Suburb on the eastern edge of the city of Ipswich in Queensland, Australia.


Goodna Jacaranda Festival

Local attractions


References

  1. ^ Place name details
  2. ^ England's Oldest Town
  3. ^ Flood Warning System for the Bremer River to Ipswich

External links

RAAF Base Amberley is a Royal Australian Air Force base located 8 km southwest of Ipswich Queensland and 50 km southwest of Brisbane Queensland. Riverlink is a shopping centre located in the northern area of the CBD of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The Age is a Broadsheet daily Newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854
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