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This section is for shops and buildings previously published as being located in New Norfolk, that we have been unable to verify.  We will state our reasons for doubt and if you can help us out, we would love to hear from you.  
This section is for shops and buildings that we need help to work out where they were located.  If you can help us out, we would love to hear from you.  


* Scarr's Happy Home Store
[[File:Cannell_Blacksmith_and_Wheelwright.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Where was this - what is on the site today?  Update: Could it be the same building that later became the Crump Blacksmith in Pioneer Avenue?]]
[[File:Crump_Blacksmith.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Crump Blacksmith (Photo courtesy of the Grace Curtin collection)]]
[[File:Cannell_Motor_and_Carriage_Repair.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Where was this - somewhere in Charles Street behind the cinema? What is on the site today?]]


This is a substantial store, and buildings this size would normally be built on land owned by the proprietor.  There are no entries in the Land Titles system under the name Scarr for New Norfolk.
[[File:High_Street_85_FB_Wilkinson_Pharmacy.jpg|600px|thumb|left|FB Wilkinson Pharmacy - date unknown.  I am not sure this is actually New Norfolk?  In 1890 there were several Hobart stores - F Percy Brooks at 97 Elizabeth Street, Frederick Brooks at 90 Elizabeth Street and Frederick P Brooks at 49 Hampden Road Hobart. I can’t find any evidence that there was more than the one store in New Norfolk and that was located at 54 High Street.  It would be highly unusual to have more than one store in a small regional centre.]]
 
There are several references to a Scarr's Happy Home Store located in Elizabeth Street (Hobart) on Trove.
 
Although the building bears a superficial resemblance to one located the New Norfolk, there are also subtle differences.
 
* H Edwards Bootmaker (1920)
There is no entry in the Land Titles system for an H Edwards in New Norfolk.  The building does not quite match the structure of the known building at this location at this time period.  The surrounding buildings do not match.  However in his 1936 obituary, Harry Edwards is spoken of as a New Norfolk businessman.
 
[[File:Zzz_Hallam_Cycle_Agency.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Hallam Cycle Agency circa 1910]]<br>
* Hallam Cycle Agency
 
This doesn't appear to be the site of the current New Norfolk Newsagency - there is a substantial house where Hackett Street should be. 
 
Several articles and advertising in Trove indicate that the Hallam Cycle Agency was located at 65 Liverpool Street and then later at 83 Liverpool Street Hobart.
 
[[File:Zzz_Andrewartha.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Andrewartha Emporium 1906]]<br>
* Andrewartha Emporium
 
I cannot find any comparable streetscape to match in New Norfolk.  No record in Land Titles system of Andrewartha owning real estate in New Norfolk.  I did find a CH Andrewartha who managed the family furniture store in Richmond Victoria in 1930 - is that a "CH" I can see on the awning?  A clearer photo will help.

Latest revision as of 06:41, 21 November 2024

This section is for shops and buildings that we need help to work out where they were located. If you can help us out, we would love to hear from you.

Where was this - what is on the site today? Update: Could it be the same building that later became the Crump Blacksmith in Pioneer Avenue?
Crump Blacksmith (Photo courtesy of the Grace Curtin collection)
Where was this - somewhere in Charles Street behind the cinema? What is on the site today?
FB Wilkinson Pharmacy - date unknown. I am not sure this is actually New Norfolk? In 1890 there were several Hobart stores - F Percy Brooks at 97 Elizabeth Street, Frederick Brooks at 90 Elizabeth Street and Frederick P Brooks at 49 Hampden Road Hobart. I can’t find any evidence that there was more than the one store in New Norfolk and that was located at 54 High Street. It would be highly unusual to have more than one store in a small regional centre.
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