Philip Oliver Ellard Hawkes was an architect who practiced in the
Wide Bay area of
Queensland
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, Australia, from 1910 to 1942. A number of his works are heritage-listed.
Early life
Hawkes was born in 1882 in
New South Wales
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Architectural career
Hawkes worked in
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
,
Launceston and
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
. Moving to Queensland, he worked briefly for the
Works Department in 1909 before setting up his own practice in
Bundaberg
Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...
and
Maryborough in 1910. He designed a number of premises for the
Queensland National Bank
The Queensland National Bank is a former bank in Queensland, Australia.
History
In 1872, the bank was established in Brisbane.
In December 1914, the bank had its head office in Brisbane with branches throughout Queensland at Allora, Aramac, A ...
; most of these were simple timber buildings, although the
Kingaroy
Kingaroy is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways, north-west of the state capital Brisbane and south west of Gympie. As a ...
branch was a two storey masonry building, also in a
Classical Revival style. This also featured round headed arches as do the
Carroll Cottage and Carrollee Hotel in Kingaroy, which were also designed by Hawkes.
Notable works
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Queensland National Bank, Childers
Queensland National Bank is a heritage-listed former bank building at 50 Churchill Street, Childers, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Philip Oliver Ellard Hawkes and built in 1919. It is also known as Childers Trave ...
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Goomeri Hall of Memory
Goomeri Hall of Memory is a heritage-listed Community centre, war memorial hall at Boonara Street, Goomeri, Queensland, Goomeri, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Philip Oliver Ellard Hawkes and built in 1926. It was adde ...
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St Pauls Anglican Church and Hall, Maryborough
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Maryborough War Memorial
Queen's Park is a heritage-listed botanic garden at Sussex Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. A reserve for the botanical gardens was gazetted in October 1873. It contains the Maryborough War Memorial. It was added ...
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Pialba Memorial Cenotaph
Pialba Memorial Cenotaph is a heritage-listed memorial at Freedom Park, Main Street, Pialba, Queensland, Pialba, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Philip Oliver Ellard Hawkes and built from 1918 to 1921 by Frederick ...
* Lady Musgrave Maternity Hospital and nurses' quarters at
Maryborough Base Hospital
Maryborough Base Hospital is a heritage-listed hospital at Walker Street, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Queensland Colonial Architect John James Clark and built from 1887 by Robert Taylor. It is a ...
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Maryborough
References
Further reading
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1882 births
20th-century Australian architects
Architects from Queensland
Maryborough, Queensland
Year of death missing