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Benjamin Cribb started his London Store business in Ipswich in 1849. In 1854 Benjamin partnered with J.C. Foote, and Cribb & Foote were formed. The business grew to become an indelible part of Ipswich’s commercial history for 128 years. The Cribb & Foote Families familiar involvement with staff and the community ensured that they commemorated their 50th, 80th and 100th Anniversaries in grand style. In 1899 Cribb and Foote celebrated their Golden Jubilee Anniversary, (50 years In May 1929, Cribb & Foote celebrated 80 years of business with an “80th Birthday Bargain Sale’ formally opened by the Mayor. The advertisement in the Moreton Bay Courier read:- ‘May 2nd 1929 being the date that Mr Benjamin Cribb founded the business 80 years ago, 10% cash discount will apply at the sale excepting on groceries, proprietary lines and sale bargains’. It also went on to say that if any child under ten years could provide a ticket for the sale bearing the number 80, that child would receive a piece of the huge birthday cake, a Cribb & Foote anniversary candle and a silver coin. In 1949 Cribb & Foote celebrated 100 years of business in Ipswich. The Queensland Times 2nd May 1949 ran an editorial paying tribute to Cribb & Foote, ‘stressing the friendly co-operation between city and district and between trader and customer with an uplifting effect on community life’. Source: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/cribb-foote-celebrations/

Ipswich Central State School was founded in 1861 and is well and truly a part of Ipswich’s proud history. Today the school has over 700 students enrolled. These students come from many different suburbs of Ipswich and surrounding areas, often driving past other schools, in order to have their children attend Ipswich Central. Many parents, when asked why they have selected Ipswich Central for their children, reply that it is Ipswich Central State School’s excellent reputation within the community which influenced their decision. Ipswich Central State School is a highly effective school with highly effective staff and students. We value and protect our reputation as an excellent school. We maintain and continue to build on this reputation through: Academic achievement Tradition Discipline Culture The ‘Central Way’ of doing business. Source: ipswichcentralss.eq.edu.au/our-school.

This is probably a B18 1/4 if built before 1950, not a BB18 1/4. All BB181/4 locos were numbered from 1011. This is numbered 230 and has the brake pump on the driver's side. The BB18 1/4 was an improved version built from 1950.