Original plate from Ipswich locomotive, 1877

Plate from first Ipswich locomotive, 1877. Builders’ plates are affixed to locomotives and other rail transport to record when and where they were constructed. This brass plaque was attached to the first steam locomotive built at the Ipswich Railway Workshops. It commemorates the origin of an enduring Queensland industry.  

Item ID: 
R5954
Dimensions
Depth: 
10mm
Height: 
160mm
Width: 
267mm

Description: Oval shaped brass plate, front surface polished. Red paint infill in text and black painted border. Back surface has circular section recessed at centre and around mounting holes.

Publication Place: 
Ipswich
Publisher: 
Queensland Museum
Rights: 

Copyright © Queensland Museum, 2010

Theme:
Memory, Dreaming
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Memory
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Memory: how people remember the landscape
Keywords:
builders, commemoration, industry, labour, locomotive, rail, transport, workshop
Location: 
Australia
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Date captured: 
23 November 2010
Date created: 
1 January 1877