Court House, Ipswich
The Court House, photographed in the first years after its completion in 1859
[John Oxley Library neg. 89244]
The Court House was erected in 1859 to the design of the Colonial Architect, Charles Tiffin. The debt on the building, inherited by the Queensland Government at the time of separation, led to an ongoing dispute with the New South Wales Government.
It was constructed of brick and stone on a rubble foundation, with lead guttering and a shingled roof. The courtroom occupied the central area, where damp was a problem and leaking skylights had to be removed in June 1864. Faulty ridge capping later in 1889 led Mr Justice Harding to complain that he could not sit in this place any longer:
"The Judge was then compelled to move his seat on the Bench owing to the dripping of rain, and stated that an Act of Parliament should be passed to keep such places dry."
Queensland Times, 18 July 1889
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