History of Ipswich

What was the original name of Ipswich City?

• Brisbane

• Ippy

• The Limestone Hills

• Limestone

Who was the European who first explored the Bremer River?

• Richard Cunningham

• James Cook

• Mr Brynhyfryd

• Captain Patrick Logan

What did Patrick Logan discover in the hills near the Bremer River?

• Gold

• Minerals

• Wild Donkeys

• Limestone

What did the convicts do in Limestone when they first arrived?

• Dig for coal

• Mine lime

• Grazing sheep

• Building the city.

Ipswich was a penal settlement (A place for convicts only) until 1839

• True

• False

Free Settlers were allowed to buy land in the settle

• 1908

• 1842

• 1827

• 2018

Ipswich means

• A workplace by the water

• A city by the sea

• Place for mining lime

The first railway line was open in Queensland in 1865 between

• Ipswich and Grandchester

• Ipswich and the Gold Coast

• Ipswich and Brisbane City

These people are celebrating the opening of a train station in..

• Ipswich

• Grandchester

• Brisbane

• Bremer

What river is Ipswich located on?

• Brisbane River

• Logan River

• Woogaroo Riover

• Bremer River