North Ipswich is a

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of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , North Ipswich had a population of 4,515 people. Raymonds Hill is a neighbourhood within the suburb of North Ipswich.

Geography

The southern boundary of the suburb follows the Bremer River. The Warrego Highway passes from east to west across the northern part of the suburb. Raymonds Hill is near the centre of the suburb (). The hill itself peaks at above sea level ().

History

The suburb is so named because it is immediately north (across the Bremer River) from the centre of Ipswich. Raymond Hill was named after the hill which in turn was named after early land holders J & R Raymond. North Ipswich is the birthplace of Queensland Rail. The original site is now the site of

Riverlink shopping centre Riverlink Shopping Centre is a mall located in the northern area of the CBD of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Stage One (Riverlink West) was opened on 5 April 2007, whereas Stage 2 (Riverlink East) opened on 31 May 2007. Under development Aft ...

on The Terrace and the current site is used as a joint facility containing the

Workshops Rail Museum The Workshops Rail Museum is a railway museum in Ipswich, Queensland, located within the former North Ipswich Railway Workshops. The museum Opening in September 2002 as part of the Queensland Museum Network, The Workshops Rail Museum tells the ...

. The suburb contains a large number of character and heritage listed houses, such as workers cottages that were home to the many railway workers. Ipswich North State School opened on 5 July 1867 with girls and boys taught in separate rooms. In 1876 it split into two separate schools: Ipswich North Boys State School and Ipswich North Girls and Infants State School. In 1934 the two school were amalgamated to form Ipswich North State School once again. A

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opened in Canning Street on Sunday 22 March 1868. In July 1873 it relocated to Brisbane Street in the

Ipswich CBD Ipswich () is the central suburb and central business district of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Ipswich CBD (central business district). In the , the suburb had a population of 2,459 people. Geog ...

to leave the "comparative obscurity" of North Ipswich. Circa 1888-1889 an Anglican church opened in North Ipswich. In November 1900, approx.150 allotments were advertised as "Railway Workshops Estate", to be auctioned by Cameron Brothers auctioneers. On 1 March 1902, auctioneer E. Bostock offered 77 blocks in the "New Workshops Estate", of which 48 sold on the day. This estate was bounded by Albert Street to the west and north, by Tivoli Creek to the east, and Hill Street to the south. At that time the

Tivoli railway line The Main Line is a railway line in South East Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1865 and 1867. It commences at Roma St Station in Brisbane and extends west 161 km to Toowoomba. It is the first narrow gau ...

passed through the estate from north to south; the land corridor still exists but is now used a pedestrian path. St Joseph's School opened on 13 August 1913. In 1923 12 allotments were advertised for sale by Jackson & Meyers on Saturday, 7 July 1923. This area was called the "Stirling Estate" and was resubdivisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of Allotment 5 of Section 45 in the parish of Chuwar. The land was bounded by Waterworks Road and Simmons Road in North Ipswich and according to the real estate map was within 10 minutes of the Railway Workshops. Later in 1923 it was advertised in the Queensland Times that there were still some allotments for sale. North Ipswich Uniting Church was originally located at 105 Downs Street, North Ipswich. It was previously the North Ipswich Presbyterian Church, until the Uniting Church in Australia was established in 1977. Following its closure at this site it relocated to Brassall. In the the suburb recorded a population of 4,587. In the , North Ipswich had a population of 4,515 people.

Education

Ipswich North State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Downs Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 267 students with 18 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 42 Pine Mountain Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 382 students with 27 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in North Ipswich. The nearest secondary school is

Ipswich State High School Ipswich State High School is a state secondary school in the suburb of Brassall, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, established in 1963, On the site of the original Brassall State High School. Simon Riley is the current principal since 2005. The ...

in neighbouring Brassall.

Monuments

James Sangster Memorial James Sangster Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Browns Park, Downs Street, North Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. The memorial was erected to commemorate the heroism of police constable James Sangster who drowned attemp ...

. Browns Park contains the first police monument that was funded by public subscription. The monument was erected in memory of Constable James Sangster who drowned in the Brisbane river trying to save a young family from drowning in the

1893 Brisbane floods The 1893 Brisbane flood, occasionally referred to as the Great Flood of 1893 or the Black February flood, occurred in 1893 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Brisbane River burst its banks on three occasions in February 1893. It was the ...

. * Ipswich Railway Workshops War Memorial is a large World War I monument within the grounds of the North Ipswich Railway Workshops

Heritage listings

North Ipswich has a number of

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sites, including:

References

External links

* {{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland