BRICKWORKS & POTTERIES
OF THE IPSWICH (Qld) REGION

  Alister J Cameron       

Bundanba Brickworks

Reuben Worley & James Whitehead

PLEASE NOTE:  The Queensland Trades Directory lists two Bundamba brick makers;  “Worley & Whitehead Ipswich” and “Bundamba Brick & Tile Co., Bundamba”.  I know little about the latter, though The Courier Mail 26th February, 1887 mentions the “Bundamba Clay & Coal Company” which was experimenting in the manufacture of cement.

MAP OF FORMER SIDINGS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF BUNDAMBA STATION. The Worley & Whitehead siding is highlighted. It was later used to load coal. Source: Article by E D Behan Aust Railway History, November 2015
SAME AREA FROM ABOVE: THE PRESENT DAY Underlay: Qld Globe (Ausmap) Worley & Whiteheads Siding is in yellow. Overlay: QGIS Vectors (Alister J Cameron)
CLOSEUP OF THE AREA FROM ABOVE IN 1946. To the left is the stone quarry used by the Brisbane City Council. On the right, the disturbed area may be all that is left of the brickworks: though there may also have been quarrying for other purposes. Photo: Q Imagery
SAME CLOSEUP TODAY The lower part was completely redevloped as a TAFE carpark many years ago. Underlay: Qld Globe (Ausmap) Overlay: QGIS Vectors
Because of the spelling I have assumed that all the bricks of this type were from Bundanba Brickworks.

Description:  Brown with black blotches.  Some wire marks.
Condition:  Small fissures.
Type:  House brick
Frog:  Rectangular, flat on both sides
Inscription: “BUNDANBA” Imprinted and screw marks each end.
Origin:  Unknown
Current Location:  Ipswich Historical Society collection

The bricks below were presumably made at Bundamba, but which brickworks is still unclear.

Description:  Smooth, white brick with tiny specks and black smudges.
Condition:
Type:  House Brick or Kiln Brick.
Frog:  Shallow, rectangular, slightly-rounded frog with inscription. Large screw marks each end of frog.
Inscription:  “B” (broad, indented).
Origin:  Residence, Bergin St, Booval.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Brown brick with tiny, black, indented blotches.  One end glossy.
Condition:  Some crumbling.
Type:  House brick?
Frog:  Shallow, flat frog with inscription and screw marks each end.
Inscription:  “B” (broad, indented).
Origin:  Residence, Bergin St, Booval.
Current Location: