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General Stores

  • A study of businesses in High Street Preston 1892 -1975

    Drawing from a number of sources, including local newspapers and street directories, this history gives a...
  • Alberto Sanguinetti

    Alberto Sanguinetti arrived in Northcote in 1889 and established his paint and decorating store at 320 High...
  • Allchin's General store

    Born in South Australia on 12 June 1852, Edmund Allchin arrived in Preston in 1890 with his wife Amelia and...
  • Bastings' General Store

    Horace and Edwin Bastings arrived in Victoria in 1849 and after a period on the goldfields, established...
  • Edward Wood

    The Wood family arrived in Preston in 1850 well prepared for their new life. Equipped with household...
  • Fern Confectionary Palace

    Fern Confectionary Palace was opened in 1914 at 222 High Street Northcote. It was run by Mrs West and was...
  • Harvey's Grocery Store, Preston

    Joseph Harvey arrived in Preston around 1893/94 and established himself as a grocer on the west side of High...
  • Hubert Leslie Wood

    Hubert Leslie Wood (1874-1940) was the third generation owner-operator of the General Store on High Street,...
  • Neelands Timber Merchants

    William C. Neeland arrived in Northcote, aged only 18, from Euroa. He got a job working at Alfred Tharrat's...
  • Pile's Grocery Store, Preston

    The store at 625 High Street Regent was to see a relatively high turnover of owners during the first quarter...
  • Shops and businesses of Northcote

    The first known shop in Northcote was an ironmongers operating from a tent and started by William Shade in...
  • Shops and businesses of Preston

    The first store in Preston was probably Woods general store on the corner of High Street and Wood Street. It...
  • Stephenson's Grocery Store, Preston

    Charles Stephenson opened his grocery store in Plenty Road, South Preston in 1903. In 1911 he moved to 357 -...
  • Wood Family's General Store

    The Wood family was one of Preston’s pioneer families, arriving in the district in 1850 as part of a large...
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