Ipswich

Was Ipswich Going To Be The Capital Of Queensland?

Ipswich was born as a mining settlement back in the 1820s and was originally intended to be the Queensland capital but Brisbane was chosen because of its geographical accessibility for ships. What was the original capital of Queensland? The settlement was initially called Edenglassie, a portmanteau of the Scottish towns Edinburgh and Glasgow. Major Edmund …

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