Burley Griffin Incinerator, Burley Griffin Dr, Queens Park, Ipswich, QLD, Australia
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S 27° 37.171 E 152° 46.009
56J E 476992 N 6944922
The only existing link to Walter Burley-Griffin in Queensland
Waymark Code: WM1224A
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 02/06/2020
Views: 5
A refuse incinerator designed by Walter Burley Griffin for the city of Ipswich in 1936, the building was initially designed with one chimney, but adding a second work unit and chimney in 1940 extended its capacity.
By 1960 the population of Ipswich had increased and it was no longer thought environmentally appropriate to dispose of rubbish by burning.In 1965 the council considered demolishing it as is was falling into disrepair, but many people wished to see the building retained and it was eventually turned into a theatre.
List: Register of the National Estate
Place ID: 8568
Place File No: 4/01/074/0005
URL database reference: [Web Link]
Status:
Registered
Year built: 1936
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