Friday flashback to vintage Ipswich of 1960 and the first Queensland Mathers shoe store.

 Interior of Mather's Shoes, Brisbane Street, Ipswich. Image credit -  The Fashion Archives

Interior of Mather’s Shoes, Brisbane Street, Ipswich. Image credit – The Fashion Archives

Mather’s Shoes is one of Queensland’s longest running businesses which began as a family business in Ipswich in 1920. The very first Mather’s Store was located on Nichols Street, Ipswich. 

Read more about the history of Mather’s Shoes here.