Queensland Government Printing Office
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Government Printing Office (William Street side), 2015
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| Location | 110 George Street and 84 William Street, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°28′23″S 153°01′30″E / 27.4731°S 153.025°ECoordinates: 27°28′23″S 153°01′30″E / 27.4731°S 153.025°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1884-1887 |
| Built for | Queensland Government |
| Architect | John James Clark, Francis Drummond Greville Stanley, Edwin Evan Smith |
| Architectural style(s) | Classicism |
| Official name: Government Printing Office (former), Former Government Printing Office, The Printing Building, Sciencentre (110 George Street), Public Services Club (84 William Street), Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (110 George Street) | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600114 |
| Significant period | 1870s-1910s (fabric) 1870s-1980s (historical) |
| Builders | John Petrie, Thomas Hiron |
 Location of Queensland Government Printing Office in Queensland
Location of Queensland Government Printing Office in Queensland
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The Queensland Government Printing Office is a heritage-listed printing house at 110 George Street and 84 William Street, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John James Clark, Francis Drummond Greville Stanley, and Edwin Evan Smith and built from 1884 to 1887 by John Petrie and Thomas Hiron. It is also known as The Printing Building, Sciencentre, Public Services Club, and Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The former Queensland Government Printing Office is located between George Street and William Street, south-east of Stephens Lane. It operated between 1862 and 1983, and consisted of a number of buildings. As the first purpose-built government printing office in Queensland, the Government Printing Office played an important role in administration of the colony and then the state of Queensland. The former Government Printing Office complex, which demonstrates the quality and evolving styles of the work of the Queensland Government Architect's Office between the 1870s and the 1910s, currently consists of two buildings, built over three different periods: a three storey brick building facing William Street constructed 1872-74; a three storey brick building erected along Stephens Lane between 1884–87; and a three storey brick extension to the Stephens Lane building, constructed along George Street between 1910-12.
A government printing office was required in Queensland after separation in 1859 when the establishment of the new Colonial Government generated a need for the printing of Hansard, the official report of the proceedings of the Houses of Parliament. Many other items were also printed on the premises, including postage stamps, Government Gazettes, Acts of Parliament, annual reports of departments, survey maps, text books, electoral rolls, school readers, and banknotes.
The dissemination of Hansard and other government information to the public is vital to the healthy operation of a democracy, ensuring that the business of parliament is accessible to all, and facilitating transparency regarding government decisions. The printing office was therefore integral to the operation of the Queensland Government - and its importance was reflected by its proximity to Parliament, the quality and scale of the printing office buildings, and the quality of the documents produced.
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