Ipswich has a rich and colourful history that aided in shaping Queensland. Ipswich has a rich and colourful history that has remarkably helped in making Queensland as it is today. Captain Patrick Logan knew that Ipswich would make a perfect settlement in 1826, when he discovered hills of limestone along the banks of the Bremer River. He was excited by his findings and sent an overseer and five convicts to quarry limestone and to erect a …showed first 75 words of 572 total…

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