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There were possibly three shops on this site before they were demolished to make way for the petrol station.


'''SHOP 1'''  
There were two shops on this site before they were demolished to make way for the petrol station.
* Wilkinson's Pharmacy
 
'''SHOP 2'''  
'''SHOP 1 - closest to Star & Garter'''  
* Commercial Bank (1920s?)
* Commercial Bank (-1916+)
'''SHOP 2 - corner of Stephen Street'''  
* Col Brown's Chemist (1903 - 1930+)
* Tobacconist (early 1930s?)
* Hairdresser (late 1930s?)
* ES&A Bank (ANZ)?
* ES&A Bank (ANZ)?
'''SHOP 3'''
 
* Col Brown's Chemist (1903 - 1930+)
* Hairdresser (1930s)
'''DEMOLISHED'''  
'''DEMOLISHED'''  
* Service Station
* Service Station


[[File:High_Street_51a_CJ_Brown_Chemist_Circa_1910.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Colin Brown Chemist on the corner of High and Stephen Street circa 1910]]
[[File:High_Street_51a_CJ_Brown_Chemist_Circa_1910.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Colin Brown's Chemist and residence on the corner of High and Stephen Street circa 1910]]
 
[[File:High_Street_85_interior.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Pharmacy interior with Colin Brown circa 1910. (Photo courtesy of Jan Ryder)]]
[[File:High_Street_85_interior.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Pharmacy interior with Colin Brown circa 1910. (Photo courtesy of Jan Ryder)]]
 
[[File:High_Street_Arthur_Square_1930s_(Alanna_Broadby).jpg|600px|thumb|left|View of Arthur Square from the balcony of Smith's Hotel - not sure when this was taken but assuming 1930s.  From the awning, we can see that the pharmacy is now a tobacconist (Photo courtesy of Alanna Broadby)]]
[[File:High_Street_81_Hairdresser.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Hairdresser in former Col Brown Chemist building in the 1930s.]]
[[File:High_Street_81_Hairdresser.jpg|600px|thumb|left|The tobacconist is now a hairdresser - if the hotel is decorated for the coronation of George VI, that would date it to 1937.]]
 
[[File:High_Street_81_Streetscape_1953_Mercury.jpg|600px|thumb|left|A glimpse of the E S & A Bank between the Star & Garter and Smith's Hotel, during the Coronation Parade in 1953 (Photo courtesy of the Mercury)]]
[[File:High_Street_85_FB_Wilkinson_Pharmacy.jpg|600px|thumb|left|FB Wilkinson Pharmacy - date unknown.]]
[[File:High_Street_89_Star_and_Garter_02.jpg|600px|thumb|left|The small building next to the Star & Garter became the Commercial Bank some time around 1916]]
[[File:High_Street_81_Commercial_Bank_(circa_1915).jpg|600px|thumb|left|Commercial Bank around 1916 (Photo courtesy of the New Norfolk Historical Information Centre)]]  
[[File:High_Street_81_Caltex_(2006).jpg|600px|thumb|left|Caltex Service Station in 2006 (Photo courtesy of New Norfolk Historical Information Centre)]]
[[File:High_Street_81_Garage_2009.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Service Station in 2009 (Photo courtesy of Google Maps)]]

Latest revision as of 12:57, 5 August 2024

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There were two shops on this site before they were demolished to make way for the petrol station.

SHOP 1 - closest to Star & Garter

  • Commercial Bank (-1916+)

SHOP 2 - corner of Stephen Street

  • Col Brown's Chemist (1903 - 1930+)
  • Tobacconist (early 1930s?)
  • Hairdresser (late 1930s?)
  • ES&A Bank (ANZ)?

DEMOLISHED

  • Service Station
Colin Brown's Chemist and residence on the corner of High and Stephen Street circa 1910
Pharmacy interior with Colin Brown circa 1910. (Photo courtesy of Jan Ryder)
View of Arthur Square from the balcony of Smith's Hotel - not sure when this was taken but assuming 1930s. From the awning, we can see that the pharmacy is now a tobacconist (Photo courtesy of Alanna Broadby)
The tobacconist is now a hairdresser - if the hotel is decorated for the coronation of George VI, that would date it to 1937.
A glimpse of the E S & A Bank between the Star & Garter and Smith's Hotel, during the Coronation Parade in 1953 (Photo courtesy of the Mercury)
The small building next to the Star & Garter became the Commercial Bank some time around 1916
Commercial Bank around 1916 (Photo courtesy of the New Norfolk Historical Information Centre)
Caltex Service Station in 2006 (Photo courtesy of New Norfolk Historical Information Centre)
Service Station in 2009 (Photo courtesy of Google Maps)
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