Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Bowen Courthouse is a heritage-listed courthouse at 30 Williams Street (corner with Herbert Street), Bowen, Queensland. It was designed by George St Paul Connolly of the Colonial Architect’s Office and built in 1880 by Southall & Tracey. It was completed in 1881 in the Classic Revival style. It is a two-storey building and was constructed of rendered brick with a corrugated iron roof. It is still in use today and contains most of the original furniture and features.
The Bowen Courthouse is important in demonstrating the early prominence of Bowen, being considerably more grand than other early courts at Townsville and Charters Towers; both of which towns were to eclipse Bowen. As the first Supreme Court outside Brisbane, it also illustrates the way in which a legal system was established and government services provided in the developing north of the colony. The inclusion of a second