General Stores
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Drawing from a number of sources, including local newspapers and street directories, this history gives a...
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Alberto Sanguinetti arrived in Northcote in 1889 and established his paint and decorating store at 320 High...
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Born in South Australia on 12 June 1852, Edmund Allchin arrived in Preston in 1890 with his wife Amelia and...
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Horace and Edwin Bastings arrived in Victoria in 1849 and after a period on the goldfields, established...
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The Wood family arrived in Preston in 1850 well prepared for their new life. Equipped with household...
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Fern Confectionary Palace was opened in 1914 at 222 High Street Northcote. It was run by Mrs West and was...
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Joseph Harvey arrived in Preston around 1893/94 and established himself as a grocer on the west side of High...
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Hubert Leslie Wood (1874-1940) was the third generation owner-operator of the General Store on High Street,...
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William C. Neeland arrived in Northcote, aged only 18, from Euroa. He got a job working at Alfred Tharrat's...
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The store at 625 High Street Regent was to see a relatively high turnover of owners during the first quarter...
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The first known shop in Northcote was an ironmongers operating from a tent and started by William Shade in...
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The first store in Preston was probably Woods general store on the corner of High Street and Wood Street. It...
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Charles Stephenson opened his grocery store in Plenty Road, South Preston in 1903. In 1911 he moved to 357 -...
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The Wood family was one of Preston’s pioneer families, arriving in the district in 1850 as part of a large...
