Rees R & Sydney Jones Building
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Building in 1996
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| Location | 178 Quay Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 23°22′38″S 150°30′50″E / 23.3772°S 150.5138°ECoordinates: 23°22′38″S 150°30′50″E / 23.3772°S 150.5138°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | c. 1886 - 1960s |
| Official name: Callianiotis Constructions, Rees R & Sydney Jones | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600804 |
| Significant period | 1880s (fabric) c. 1886-1976 (historical use as legal offices) |
| Significant components | safe |
 Location of Rees R & Sydney Jones Building in Queensland
Rees R & Sydney Jones Building (Australia)
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Rees R & Sydney Jones Building is a heritage-listed office building at 178 Quay Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from c. 1886 to 1960s. It is also known as Callianiotis Constructions and should not be confused with another building occupied by Rees R & Sydney Jones at 186 Quay Street. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The one-storeyed brick building at 178 Quay Street was built for solicitor Rees Rutland Jones in about 1886. The building contributes to the 19th century commercial streetscape of Quay Street and represents a phase of commercial development and growth in Rockhampton during the late 19th century precipitated by trade at the port and the success of the Mount Morgan gold mines during the 1880s.
The legal firm Rees R and Sydney Jones was established in 1864 by Rees Rutland Jones and is today the oldest existing legal practice in Queensland. Rees Rutland Jones was to become one of the best known legal practitioners and prominent public identities in Central Queensland, eventually becoming a member of the Rockhampton Municipal Council, member for Rockhampton North in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, solicitor for the Mount Morgan Mining Company and the town solicitor from the years 1871 until 1896. Rees R Jones at the time of his death was the oldest practitioner on the Roll of the Supreme Court of Queensland.
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