Higgin’s Store
Samuel Higgins and his store Glasgow-born Samuel Higgins came to Australia at the age of three with his family. In 1903, when Samuel was 27
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Samuel Higgins and his store Glasgow-born Samuel Higgins came to Australia at the age of three with his family. In 1903, when Samuel was 27
James Sydnenham – Real Estate James Sydenham outside his real estate office on the corner of Wongala Crescent and Hannah street in the 1930s.
Knit it Joan Reid’s passion, since the age of four, was knitting! This is the story of her shop. With my passion for knitting I
Powell’s store – Before Supermarkets From 1938 until it closed about 1960, the major grocery in Beecroft was operated by Jack and Birdie Powell. In
Professional people working in Beecroft Medical Services Beecroft and Cheltenham were founded at a time of tuberculosis, cholera and the plague in Sydney. By way of
Carlingford North Shopping Centre Originally known as West Epping Shopping Centre these retail and commercial premises were initially built at a critical watershed in how
Retail activity in Cheltenham Retail and commercial activity in Cheltenham has been minimal during its history. The Cheltenham Recreation Club has maintained a bar and,
Spark’s Shoes Four generations of one family have been involved in Spark’s Shoes since 1931 when Edward (Ned) Spark purchased an existing boot repair business
Thomas Stobo’s Store With the opening of the Strathfield to Hornsby railway in 1886 and the growth of the farming community, it was inevitable that
DICK STUUT & SONS, HAIRDRESSERS – AN EARLY UNISEX HAIRDRESSING SALON. In 1951 in the aftermath of World War II, Dick (Dirk) Stuut and his family,
The Children’s Bookshop The Children’s Bookshop, Beecroft opened in November 1971. The proprietors were mother and daughter Beecroft residents, Beryl Moncrieff Matthews and Robin Moncrieff
Warren’s Pharmacy, Beecroft In 1929 Harry Robert Warren, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Norman Edwards, bought a pharmacy at Beecroft on the corner of Beecroft
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