Queensland Government Architect

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The Queensland Government Architect is a position within the

Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works
.

List of Colonial Architects in Queensland

  • Charles Tiffin, appointed in December 1859.[1]
  • Francis Drummond Greville Stanley, appointed in July 1873[2]
  • John James Clark, appointed in July 1883[3]
  • George St Paul Connolly, appointed acting Colonial Architect in December 1885 following the resignation of John James Clark,[4] appointed Colonial Architect in July 1886 but backdated to January 1886,[5] a position he held until the government abolished the position in July 1891[6]
  • Alfred Barton Brady, the Engineer for Bridges and Inspector of Divisional Board Works assumed the responsibilities (but not the title) of Colonial Architect in July 1891,[6] but in September 1891 it was announced that his title would become Engineer for Bridges and Supervising Architect[7] although he was frequently referred to as the Colonial Architect in newspaper reporting[8] Brady retired in 1922.[9]

List of Queensland Government Architects

Notable staff

Other staff employed within the office of the Queensland Government Architect include:

References

  1. The Moreton Bay Courier
    . Brisbane. 27 December 1859. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Queenslander. 12 July 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 22 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "The Colonial Architect". The Queenslander. 28 July 1883. p. 27. Retrieved 22 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Current News". The Queenslander. 26 December 1885. p. 1013. Retrieved 22 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Official Notifications". The Queenslander. 10 July 1886. p. 68. Retrieved 22 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b "Current News". The Queenslander. 25 July 1891. p. 186. Retrieved 22 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Current News". The Queenslander. 19 September 1891. p. 570. Retrieved 22 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Current News". The Queenslander. 18 February 1893. p. 294. Retrieved 22 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. The Brisbane Courier
    . 1 June 1932. p. 18. Retrieved 14 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Left his mark in the State". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 3 February 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 3 January 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Queensland Government Architect". 9 October 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Promotion for Gold Coast City Architect". Government News. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.