BRICKWORKS & POTTERIES
OF THE IPSWICH (Qld) REGION

  Alister J Cameron       

Calsil Brickworks

Timeline

1955 Calsil Pty Ltd was incorporated to manufacture sand-lime (calcium silicate) bricks.
1973 Plant at Wacol opened.
1974 Railway siding extension to brickworks from Estate Branch.
1988 Sold to Boral; became Boral Masonry
2013 Acquired by National Masonry

CADASTRAL MAP SHOWING THE CALSIL BRICKWORKS IN ITS CONTEXT 1977 At the time the Wacol Industrial Estate Branch went right past the site. Source: gisservices.information.qld.gov.au
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF BRICKWORKS AREA 1983 Source: /gisservices.information.qld.gov.au
Wacol Industrial Area 1985 15-21 July 1985 1:2,900 Height: 480m QImagery
AERIAL VIEW OF BRICKWORKS 2003 Source: Google Earth
BRICKWORKS FROM ABOVE Brown shapes represent industrial buildings in 1985 Underlay: Qld Globe (Ausmap) 2024 Overlay: QGIS Vectors
GRAIN WAGONS ON WACOL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE BRANCH PASSING THE BRICKWORKS 1991 Note that sign says "Boral Masonry" Source: Paul de Sauty Queensland Govt Rways Days Gone By
SAME LOCATION AT A LATER UNKNOWN DATE AFTER REMOVAL OF RAILS Source: Ray Miller, Qld Govt Rways Days Gone By
LOOKING BACK AT BRICKWORKS FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN 2021 Grain mill is on right. Siding branched off beside brickworks to left. Photo: Alister J Cameron

Products

Source:  National Masonry Website