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His funeral service was held on Sunday 6 December 1915 at the Old Ipswich Town Hall followed by a large funeral procession to the Ipswich General Cemetery where he was buried with masonic rites. [3] [8] [9] As a mark of respect, the Queensland Legislative Council adjourned their sitting on that day. [10]
Cyclone Kirrily crosses the North Queensland coast at Townsville as a Category 3 system before weakening. [64] 27 January – Queensland state Labor MP Jim Madden resigns from parliament to vie for a position as a local councillor with Ipswich City Council in the 2024 Queensland local elections on 16 March. [65]
A state funeral is held at St Mary's Church in Ipswich, Queensland for former governor-general and Labor Party leader Bill Hayden. [289] Qantas shareholders vote against an executive pay deal at the company's annual general meeting in Melbourne, with chairman Richard Goyder heckled by company shareholders. [290] 4 November –
On Tuesday, 8 October 1861, the Ipswich Herald merged to form The Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald, and General Advertiser. [4] It became a morning daily in 1899, but a depression forced it to revert to a tri-weekly publication until, in 1908, it became a daily again. The Queensland Times is owned by the APN News & Media Ltd Group. [5]
Joshua Thomas Bell (13 March 1863 – 10 March 1911) was an Australian barrister and politician.. Bell was the son of Sir Joshua Peter Bell, and his wife Margaret Miller, née Dorsey and was born in Ipswich, Queensland.
From 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land transferred to Stephens by his father in 1886, Stephens built the family residence of Waldheim, off Ipswich Road, Annerley (now 35 Waldheim Street), about 1900 at the cost of €300; [8] 'Waldheim' being a German word for 'home in the forest'. (It is now a Brisbane City Council designated local heritage place.
Frank Arthur Cooper (16 July 1872 – 30 November 1949) was Premier of Queensland from 1942 to 1946 for the Labor Party. [1]He was born on 16 July 1872 at Blayney, New South Wales, the son of an English miller and his Irish wife who had immigrated to Australia.
Samuel Shenton (8 July 1829 – 3 July 1893) was a building contractor, architect and politician in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He was mayor of Ipswich. A number of the buildings he designed are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.