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EBENEZER CITATIONS 2 Table of Contents House Remains of Platz House Remains of Smithfield Coal Mine Spring Hill Stone Quarry Cemetery Cunningham Highway Lot 2 Gimpels Road Off Rosewood‐Aratula Road Ebenezer Road Stone Quarry Road EXPANDED IPSWICH HERITAGE STUDY
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Name:
Category:
House
Location:
Cunningham Highway, Willowbank
RPD:
RP213075/2
Listing boundary:
House block and avenue of bunyas
Other listings:
-
Significance level:
Local
History:
Description: The house is marked by an avenue of large bunya pines leading in from the road, and it is surrounded
by plantings including numerous silky oak trees.
The main house is timber with a pyramid roof and front verandah with timber balustrading and timber skirt below
verandah level. An extension on the left hand side has a steeply pitched gable roof and a hood over the front
windows.
Significance:
This property is a place of cultural heritage significance and satisfies one or more of the criteria in Division 13.6 of
Local Law 30 of the Ipswich Town Planning Scheme as evidenced by, but not exclusive to, the following statement
of significance, based on Criteria a, d, e.
It is important in exhibiting a range of aesthetic characteristics valued by the community, in particular the
building’s traditional form, scale and materials. With its avenue of bunya pines, it is a striking element in the
landscape.
Associated items:
References:
Comments:
Note: This report has been prepared on the basis of evidence examined by the study team and seeks to identify the most important heritage values of
the item. The purpose of this report is to provide an initial evaluation. If any action is planned which might affect the cultural heritage significance of
this place, advice should be sought through the Ipswich City Council Heritage Advisory Service.
Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Name:
Remains of Platz house
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Category:
Disused house
Location:
Lot 2 Gimpels Rad, Mt Forbes/Mutdapilly
RPD:
RP28476/2
Listing boundary:
Building and trees
Other listings:
-
Significance level:
Identified Item of Interest
History: Former Platz house
Description: The building included in this listing is the remains of an old farmhouse in an elevated position. The
building is in three section; the front has a hipped roof, the middle has a hipped roof at 180 degrees to the front,
and the rear has a broken-back roof over what was probably an open verandah. The house is beside a large shade
tree in a prominent elevated position and there is a cream shed under the tree. The house appears to be unoccupied.
Significance:
Identified Item of Interest
Associated items:
References:
Comments:
Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Note: This report has been prepared on the basis of evidence examined by the study team and seeks to identify the most important heritage values of
the item. The purpose of this report is to provide an initial evaluation. If any action is planned which might affect the cultural heritage significance of
this place, advice should be sought through the Ipswich City Council Heritage Advisory Service.
Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Name:
Remains of Smithfield coal mine
Category:
Coal mine
Location:
Off Rosewood-Aratula Road
RPD:
?RP 59376/2
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Listing boundary:
Other listings:
-
Significance level:
Identified Item of Interest
History: Coal was carted to the railway along Keane’s Lane,
Description: Timber remains of coal loading stages etc in deteriorated condition, near pile of overburden
Significance:
Identified Item of Interest
Associated items:
References:
Comments:
Note: This report has been prepared on the basis of evidence examined by the study team and seeks to identify the most important heritage values of
the item. The purpose of this report is to provide an initial evaluation. If any action is planned which might affect the cultural heritage significance of
this place, advice should be sought through the Ipswich City Council Heritage Advisory Service.
Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Name:
Spring Hill
Category:
Farm
Location:
Ebenezer Road, Ebenezer
RPD:
RP 176308/2
Listing boundary:
House yard and area containing outbuildings
Other listings:
Nil
Significance level:
State
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History: John Armstrong immigrated from Ireland in 1852. He first worked at Eskdale then took up 82 acres of
land at Seven Mile (now Ebenezer) in 1856. The family built their first hut near the riverbank; it was flooded and
then moved to higher ground - this site is still marked by date palms.
A second home was built in 1878 on a hill overlooking the river, reusing some of the timber from the first home.
This is the older section of the present house.
A house was built in 1890 on the south-west corner of Portion 35. About 1900, it was moved to become a second
wing of the main house; at this time, two extra bedrooms and a verandah were added.
The house is still owned and occupied by the Armstrong family and is a rare example of a property which is still
owned by the original selectors. Other members of the family live in the area.
Description: The complex occupies a knoll overlooking a large lagoon on river flats on the south bank of the
Bremer River.
1878 wing: A lowset timber framed cottage with walls clad in unpainted weatherboard and with a corrugated
galvanised iron roof which changes pitch to a simple skillion over the open front verandah and the rear section.
Some original multi-paned colonial sash windows remain, as does some of the interior tongue and groove boarding
to walls and ceilings. Recent works include installation of 1930s french doors (from a family property at Seven
Mile) and some plasterboard linings. Substantial parts of the original adzed hardwood joists and bearers including
bedlogs remain, as do some of the earlier timber stumps. This building has been raised approx 300mm using
sympathetic carpentry techniques.
1890 wing: Lowset timber building with open verandahs on all sides. The external walls are of exposed stud
framing, the main roof is corrugated galvanised iron clad hipped roof which is separated from a simple skillion roof
over the verandahs. The verandahs have simple broomstick balustrading and a substantial amount of original
colonial sashes and french doors remain. The original plan-form is intact and the building sits on timber stumps.
The western verandah of this building connects to the 1878 wing in the form of a breezeway.
Grounds: Entrance to the house is through a remarkable mature bougainvillea hedge approx 5metres high which
completely screens the approach to the building. The grounds include mature fig trees, pepperinas, jacarandas and
pines. Date palms on a lower level mark the position of the former house.
Outbuildings: Timber cream shed c1900 with a simple gable roof, exposed stud framing and vertical tongue and
groove sheeting; roof overhang supported on timber posts. The original door is intact. Other buildings include a
contemporary zincalume machinery shed and garage and other timber sheds.
Additional timber used in recent works was cut on the property.
Significance:
This property is a place of cultural heritage significance and satisfies one or more of the criteria in Division 13.6 of
Local Law 30 of the Ipswich Town Planning Scheme as evidenced by, but not exclusive to, the following statement
of significance, based on Criteria a, b, d, e, g.
The place is a significant early farm which demonstrates the types of living accommodation from the 1870s. It
contains important elements of traditional materials and details. It is associated with the Armstrong family who
were early settlers of the Ebenzer district and who still occupy the property.
Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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The setting is enhanced by the mature stands of trees and the bougainvillea hedge which add to its aesthetic
characteristics.
Associated items:
References: Information provided by Armstrong family
Comments: This property is under threat from open cut mining operations which are approaching its boundary.
Note: This report has been prepared on the basis of evidence examined by the study team and seeks to identify the most important heritage values of
the item. The purpose of this report is to provide an initial evaluation. If any action is planned which might affect the cultural heritage significance of
this place, advice should be sought through the Ipswich City Council Heritage Advisory Service.
Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Breezeway between wings
Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Bougainvillea hedge leading to house yard
Original site of house is marked by date palms (centre of photo)
Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Name:
Stone Quarry Cemetery
Category:
Cemetery
Location:
Stone Quarry Road, Ebenezer
RPD:
CC3467/305
Listing boundary:
Whole block
Other listings:
-
Significance level:
Local
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History: Graves date back to at least the 1880s
Description: Country cemetery with some large headstones. A shelter shed with a pyramid roof is towards the rear
of the cemetery. It is surrounded by a chain-wire fence with a turnstile entry. The cemetery is currently surrounded
by mining operations.
Significance:
This property is a place of cultural heritage significance and satisfies one or more of the criteria in Division 13.6 of
Local Law 30 of the Ipswich Town Planning Scheme as evidenced by, but not exclusive to, the following statement
of significance, based on Criteria a, c, d and g.
The Stone Quarry cemetery is important for its association with the social and spiritual evolution of the locality,
and as a record of the family names of local residents.
Associated items: A Lutheran cemetery is said to be nearby on CC114/307. However, there is currently no access
to this site because of road closures due to mining.
References:
Comments:
Note: This report has been prepared on the basis of evidence examined by the study team and seeks to identify the most important heritage values of
the item. The purpose of this report is to provide an initial evaluation. If any action is planned which might affect the cultural heritage significance of
this place, advice should be sought through the Ipswich City Council Heritage Advisory Service.
Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes
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Ebenezer, Willowbank, Mt Forbes