QT history goes into safe hands

IPSWICH Historical Society, with the assistance of Ipswich City Council, will digitise historical QT photos of major events and milestones for future generations to enjoy.

Ipswich Historical Society president Hugh Taylor said it was important to him and the society to preserve the QT’s history as it was also the history of Ipswich.

“The historical society is looking to preserve a lot of Ipswich history and heritage,” he said.

“The Queensland Times is a major part and iconic part of the Ipswich community and has been for a very long time since the 1860s and, by preserving the photographic images, we see it as a great opportunity to preserve a large part of our history and heritage.”

Ipswich mayor Teresa Harding said Ipswich Libraries will play an important role in ensuring that the stories of the community are safely kept so they could be enjoyed by future generations.

“The Queensland Times photographers have captured countless defining moments for three generations of Ipswich families and it’s important that these pieces of our city’s history are preserved,” Cr Harding said.

Picture Ipswich has been scanning negatives since 2010 but, with the last print edition of The Queensland Times, an agreement was reached allowing the full collection to be digitised before eventually being passed on.