W G Smith & Sons

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W G Smith & Sons was an architecture firm headquartered in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Some of their works are heritage-listed.

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History

William George Smith was born in London and arrived in Brisbane in 1861, initially working as a carpenter and joiner. By 1869 he was a building contractor in Maryborough. In 1875, he became a foreman for the Queensland Department of Public Works and was transferred to Townsville in this capacity in 1879. In 1886, he left the department to join his son, W.G. Smith Junior, who was already in practice as an architect in Townsville. In time they were joined by Smith's other sons; Charles, Frederick and George. The firm had branch offices in Charters Towers, Mackay and Cairns. The firm continued in business until 1910. [1]

William George Smith (junior) died on 15 May 1910 aged 46 years in Mareeba, Queensland. [2]

William George Smith (senior) died on 9 November 1917 aged 83 years at "Glenwood", Bismarck Street, Clayfield, Brisbane. [3]

Significant works

Their significant works include: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Osler House (entry 600931)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Death at Mareeba". The Cairns Post . Qld. 17 May 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 19 January 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Family Notices". The Queenslander . 17 November 1917. p. 9. Retrieved 19 January 2016– via National Library of Australia.

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This Wikipedia article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014).

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