Grammar Schools Act 1860
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The Grammar Schools Act 1860 was passed by Queensland's first parliament in 1860 and allowed for the establishment of a grammar school in any town where £1000 could be raised locally. Between the year
Sketch of Ipswich Grammar School, 1873
Brisbane Grammar School, 1874 (the school would later move to Gregory Terrace)
Toowoomba Grammar School, sketch prior to construction, 1875
Brisbane Girls Grammar School, circa 1905
Ipswich Grammar School
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Ipswich Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for boys, located in Ipswich, a local government region of Brisbane on the Bremer River in South East Queensland,
Grammar Schools Act 1860
…1000 could be raised locally. Between the years 1863 and 1892, ten grammar schools were opened under the auspices of the act. The first of these was Ipswich Grammar School, which opened in 1863. The Grammar Schools Act 1860 was the fourth bill of the first parliament of Queensland. Along with the Primary Schools Act 1860…
Stuart Hawthorne, the first Headmaster of Ipswich Grammar School, c. 1865
An artist's impression of Ipswich Grammar School, sitting atop Grammar School Hill, Ipswich, in 1865
Cover of Ipswich Grammar School Roll Book 1863 - 1907. Held at Ipswich Grammar School, Ipswich, Queensland.
Early photograph of the Ipswich Grammar School, including (on the left) the Great Hall