BRICKWORKS & POTTERIES
OF THE IPSWICH (Qld) REGION

  Alister J Cameron       

Oxley Brickworks

Aka: Oxley Brickworks Pty Ltd; PGH Bricks & Pavers Oxley; Boral CSR Bricks Pty Ltd

AERIAL PHOTO OF BRICKWORKS 1955 Source: QImagery QAP0537132
AERIAL PHOTO OF THE SITE 1970. Deep clay pit can be seen to the right of the complex. Source: QImagery QAP2143080
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE BRICKWORKS AREA 1979 Source: /gisservices.information.qld.gov.au
AERIAL PHOTO OF THE AREA 1982 Source: QImagery QAP4019111
TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE BRICKWORKS 1993 Source: gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/
AERIAL PHOTO OF THE SITE 2003 Source: Google Earth
AERIAL PHOTO OF THE BRICKWORKS PRESENT DAY (2004) Regrettably the complex is now closed. Source: Qld Globe.

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Description:  Orange brick.
Condition:  Some crumbling.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog:  Rounded frog with inscription one side only.
Inscription:  “OXLEY”  “BRICK” with three raised nobs in the middle.
Origin:  Possibly Victoria Point.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Brown brick with orange tinge.  Fairly smooth.
Condition:  A small amount of crumbling on the edges.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog:  Rounded frog with inscription one side; flat other side.
Inscription:  “OXLEY”  “BRICK” (indented).  Five raised nobs in middle.
Origin:  Clydebank 3 Colliery site, Walloon.
Current Location:  My Collection.

Description:  Orange, smooth brick.
Condition:  Just slight crumbling of edges.
Type:  House Brick.
Frog:  Rectangular, angular frog with inscription.  Flat on rear.
Inscription:  “OXLEY BRICK”  “DARRA” (indented).  Four, vertical raised lines in middle along with two small screw marks.
Origin:  Dinmore Pottery site.
Current Location:  My Collection

PGH Queensland Brick Range 2016.

I do not know how many were actually produced at Oxley