Murray Street 106-116
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| Place type: | Building |
|---|---|
| Also known as: | Wilcox Building |
| Address: | 106 - 116 Murray Street |
| Town or Locality: | Gawler |
| Year constructed: | c. 1865 |
Please click here to view historical information from the 1998 Danvers Heritage Survey regarding this location.[1]
Please click here to view photos of this location.
Row of two-storey stores, initially the upper storeys would have been residences for the storekeepers. This building is known as the Wilcox Building and may have been known as "Central Stores" at some stage.
On 14 July 1880 a suspicious fire took place in the store sheds at the rear of premises of Messrs J & J Wilcox, Drapers, Grocers & c..[2]
Businesses over the Years
106 Murray Street - Store at corner of Jacob Street on southern end of row of shops
- National Bank of Australasia c1878 (photo + leased as a 'Bank' from 1876-1880, not yet determined if it was this bank the entire time)
- P J Broderick ran his 'Grocer Ironmonger & Co' business from this "Central Stores" shop from 1888-1891 (or 1893), he sold general goods and was also licensed to sell wine.[3] [see Broderick Patrick Joseph]
- H King Fruiterer, Greengrocer & c. had taken over this "Central Stores" site by May 1892, relocating from other premises.[4] [there is overlap from when King started advertising this as his location and when Broderick sold up remaining stock in 1893]
- Gaetjens Real Estate
- 'Memorials' Fuji Film One Hour Photo c1994 (photo)
- Century 21 Real Estate 1999
- Lindco Real Estate c2000+ (For Lease 2009)
- yes Optus (Telecommunications store) 2012
- B Music in 2026
110 Murray Street
- Charles Cross Chemist - leased store from 1878-1891, when he disposed of his store to James Rowe, so that he could "devote his whole attention to the manufacture and distribution of medicines."[5]
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Related Articles
References
- ↑ Danvers Architects (1998) Gawler Heritage Survey, Corporation of the Town of Gawler, Adelaide, South Australia.
- ↑ Coroner's Inquest - Suspicious Fire (Gawler Standard 24 Jul 1880) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245314138
- ↑ South Australia, Australia, Government Gazettes (1888) via Ancestry
- ↑ Bunyip (20 May 1892) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97236507
- ↑ South Australian Register (8 Apr 1891)https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48098370
Memories of Murray Street 106-116
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