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James Marks was born in England, where he trained as a carpenter, and taught himself building construction, joinery and architectural drawing.
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A number of his buildings are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. He emigrated to Queensland in 1866, where he immediately established himself as a builder and architect in Dalby, on the Darling Downs. In 1874 Marks moved to Toowoomba, where he practiced principally as an architect.
This firm dominated the architectural profession in Toowoomba and district for more than half a century.
James Marks died on 29 October 1915 in Toowoomba. This Wikipedia article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under Central Committee-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014).
