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Level of Significance

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  • Local
  • Regional
  • State
  • National

Age (approx)

120yrs

Trees

3

Diameter

1m

Height - 15m

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Details

Common name
White Fig
Botanical name
Ficus virens
Type
Stand
Condition
Good
Municipality
Ipswich City (QLD)
Location
Ellenborough Street Ipswich QLD 4305
Access
Restricted
Significances
  • Outstanding size (Scientific)
  • Outstanding species (Scientific)
  • Landscape (Social)
  • Landmark (Social)
  • Contemporary association (Social)
  • Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
  • Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
  • Attractive (Aesthetic)
Date of measurement
01 Jan 1983
Date of classification
26 Nov 2014

Statement of Significance

The trees are outstanding for their size and they are outstanding example of their species. They make a significant contribution to landscape and are important landmarks near the centre of the historic park town of Ipswich. The trees have a contemporary association with the community who value the contribution that they make to the centre of the city. The trees are associated with the early teamsters, who would water their teams here after leaving Redbank, and the grounds of the former technical College which was built as a memento of Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee. They are very beautiful trees.

History

Ipswich is Queensland’s oldest provincial city and has a rich history. Established in 1827 as a convict out-station for the quarrying of limestone and farming, Ipswich soon became a busy port on the Bremer River and later grew in importance with the development of its coal mines and railways. It is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage. It was proclaimed as a municipality on 2 March 1860, and became a city in 1904. These trees are in the grounds of the former Technical College, which was opened in 1901. The Ipswich community agreed at a public meeting in May 1897 that construction of a Technical College would be a permanent memento of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and that it be built in central gardens, facing Limestone and Ellenborough Streets. The site, which included a natural spring, was in use as Council maintained public gardens. The site was known as the old Pump Yard Reserve and was reputed to be on the edge of an old soak where teamsters watered their teams after leaving Redbank. The building and grounds remain, although the building has been converted into offices.

Location

The trees are just inside the boundary of the old Technical College along Ellenborough and South Streets and are clearly visible from the road.