Brisbane-street-ipswich-r, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane Street Ipswich, looking towards Limestone Hill.
Ipswich became a city in 1904. It was going through a period of growth with coal mines, railway workshops, foundries, the woollen mill, sawmills and light industries like Roberts’ Carriage Works. The quiet street belies the importance of Ipswich. The photo may have been taken on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon with all the children in the street.
The clock tower belongs to the Ipswich Post Office (architect: Thomas Pye); the building to it right, also topped by a small clock tower, is the Old Town Hall.

Queensland Museum holds over 1000 of Bert Roberts' plate glass negatives and prints from the era.