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Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum

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The Gallery was established in 1985 and is housed in a converted heritage listed building, the old Town Hall, officially opened on 15 September 1934. Exhibitions from local, state and national collections are held as well as display and preseveration of the region's cultural heritage. The Martin Hanson Memorial Award is held annually.

Gill, George Brockwell, 1858-1954

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  • 1858-1954

George Brockwell Gill was born in London and completed his architectural training in England before emigrating to Australia in 1886 and settling in Ipswich. He began working with the architect Samuel Shenton, and took over his practice when Shenton retired in 1889. Gill was elected an Associate of the Queensland Institute of Architects in 1904 and a Fellow by 1913. He was the Institute's vice-president in 1914-16 and president in 1918-19. His outstanding works in Ipswich include: the Cribb and Foote department store (1911), the City View Hotel (1908), and the Solders' Memorial Hall (1922). Gill retired in 1943 and his practice was taken over by the Brisbane firm of Conrad and Gargett. Gill died on 1 June 1954.

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