BRICKWORKS & POTTERIES
OF THE IPSWICH (Qld) REGION

  Alister J Cameron       

Donnelley

Alfred Donnelley

Dates of Brick-making: c1877-1888

Location:  Queens Park, Ipswich

 

1886 CADASTRAL MAP OF THE LOCATION OF THE QUEEN'S PARK BRICKFIELD Yellow symbol marks the approximate area The red overlay was added at a later time. Source: https://geoscience.data.qld.gov.au/map-collection/mr010634
SITE OF QUEEN'S PARK BRICKFIELD IN 1928 BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE GRIFFIN INCINERATOR Note the small waterhole which could either be a former clay pit or water source for the works. Source: https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/
1946 AERIAL PHOTO OF A SECTION OF QUEEN'S PARK The incinerator was constructed on the former brickyard site. Source: QImagery
THE SITE FROM ABOVE IN 2025 The incinerator has now been converted to a theatre. Source: Qld Globe (Ausmap)
REAR VIEW OF INCINERATOR IN 1936 AFTER COMPLETION BUT BEFORE SITE HAD BEEN CLEANED. Raises question as to whether it was constructed making use of the former brickyard workings. Source: Picture Ipswich Reference ID qips-2009-06-03-0010p.jpg
BY THE TIME OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING IN 1936 THE WHOLE SITE HAS BEEN CLEANED UP. Source: Picture Ipswich Reference ID qips-2009-06-03-0008

Description:  Orange, sandy brick.
Dimensions:
Condition:  Several cracks and edges crumbled.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog:  Similar frog shape both sides.  Long, shallow, corners angled.
Inscription:  “DONELLEY” (indented) one side;  “IPSWICH” (indented) other.
Origin:  Unknown.
Current Location:  Ipswich Historical Society Collection.

Description:  Orange, sandy brick with impurities.
Dimensions:
Condition:  A few fissures.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog: Long, shallow frog with corners angled and inscription one side only
Inscription:  “IPSWICH”.
Origin:  Unknown.
Current Location:  Ipswich Historical Society Collection

Description:   Rough, brown, sandy brick with distinctive black blotches.  Impurities.  Edges uneven.
Condition:  Crumbled edges and some fissures.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog:  Long, shallow frog with corners angled; one side only.
Inscription:  “IPSWICH”.
Origin:  Reid’s fire site.
Current Location:  Ipswich Historical Society Collection.