Advertisement in the local paper for Mac's Selected Meats, butcher, 34 Main Street, Greensborough 1967.Part of a collection of historic advertisements from local newspapers, showing local businesses from the mid 20th century.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.macs selected meats, main street greensborough

Advertisement in the local paper for Nancarrow's grocers, with two stores in Main Street and Grimshaw Street, Greensborough 1967.Part of a collection of historic advertisements from local newspapers, showing local businesses from the mid 20th century.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.grimshaw street greensborough, nancarrows, main street greensborough

Advertisement in the local paper for P. Stubley & Son, general produce, with two stores in Main Street Greensborough and Hurstbridge, 1967.Part of a collection of historic advertisements from local newspapers, showing local businesses from the mid 20th century.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.main street greensborough, purcell stubley, stubley group greensborough

Advertisement in the local paper for T. A. Vickers, Pharmaceutical Chemist, Main Street Greensborough, 1967.Part of a collection of historic advertisements from local newspapers, showing local businesses from the mid 20th century.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.main street greensborough, tom vickers

Advertisement in the local paper for Toyland, Main Street Greensborough, 1967.Part of a collection of historic advertisements from local newspapers, showing local businesses from the mid 20th century.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.main street greensborough, toyland

Advertisement in the local paper for Watsonia Book Shop, 87 Watsonia Road, Watsonia 1967.Part of a collection of historic advertisements from local newspapers, showing local businesses from the mid 20th century.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.watsonia book shop, watsonia road

Advertisement in the local paper for Greensborough Pharmacy, Main Street Greensborough 1967. Also associated with J & D Weir of Plenty Road Bundoora and A.S. Cattanach of Watsonia Road Watsonia.Part of a collection of historic advertisements from local newspapers, showing local businesses from the mid 20th century.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.watsonia road, pharmacies, greensborough pharmacy, weir pharmacy, cattanach pharmacy

Advertisement in the local paper for Welkay Store, a furniture shop at 100 Main Street, Greensborough 1967. Part of a collection of historic advertisements from local newspapers, showing local businesses from the mid 20th century.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.main street greensborough, welkay store

Advertisement in the local paper for Basil Rogers, television and radio sales and service of Main Street Greensborough 1960sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.main street greensborough, basil rogers

Advertisement in the local paper for B and G Plumbing and Hardware Supplies, of Watsonia 1960sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.old greensborough road watsonia, b and g plumbing and hardware supplies

Advertisement in the local paper for Briar Hill Glass, of 15 Sherbourne Road, Briar Hill 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.briar hill glass centre, sherbourne road briar hill

Advertisement in the local paper for Briar Hill Motors, of Briar Hill 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.briar hill motors

Advertisement on a matchbook for Errol's Pancake Parlour, of Main Street Greensborough 1980sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of matchbook advertisement.errols pancake parlour, main street greensborough

Advertisement in a local newspaper for Greensborough Dairy, Proprietor H.P.Trist, 1957cPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.greensborough dairy, main street greensborough, trist

Advertisement in a local newspaper for Greensborough Hire Car and Taxi Service , 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.greensborough hire car and taxi service, mclellan

Drink coaster from the Greensborough Hotel, 1980sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of coaster, white card, red text.main street greensborough, greensborough hotel

Advertisement in the local paper for Greensborough Radio Taxis, of Main Street Greensborough, 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.greensborough radio taxis

Advertisement in the local paper for McKay and Simmons, grocers, of 89 Grimshaw Street Greensborough, 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.mckay and simmons, grimshaw street greensborough

Advertisement in the local paper for Para Road Fibro Plaster Works, of 191 Para Road Montmorency, 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.para road fibro plaster works, para road montmorency

Advertisement in the local paper for Roy Ricardo, removalists, of Briar Hill, 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.roy ricardo

Advertisement in the local paper for Tozer Motors, taxi and motor repairs, of Para Road Montmorency, 1970sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement.tozer motors, para road montmorency

Advertisement in the local paper for Watson Holden of Grimshaw Street Bundoora, 1980sPart of a collection of miscellaneous advertisements for businesses in Greensborough and surrounding areas.Digital copy of newspaper advertisement, red and black text.watson holden bundoora, grimshaw street bundoora

W.D & H.O.Wills (Australia) Ltd began manufacturing tobacco products in 1913 at its Raleigh Park factory in Kensington, Sydney. In 1945 an estate of 16 acres was purchased at East Bentleigh, Melbourne, with a further 22 acres purchased later and the Virginia Park manufacturing branch was established. The 1950s were to be one of the most successful decades in the company’s history and it enjoyed a peak of 83 per cent market share in 1954. But this was also a period of increased competition as Phillip Morris and Rothmans entered the Australian tobacco market. By 1972, increased competition meant that the company’s market share had slipped to 39%. By the time tobacco advertising was banned on Australian radio and television in 1976, Wills' market share had fallen a further 6%. In 1985 Wills combined the separate factory operations in Sydney and in Melbourne into one site at Pagewood, Sydney which took on the name Virginia Park. In 1989 W.D & H.O.Wills (Australia) became a subsidiary of the British American Tobacco Industries group of companies. 1999 British American Tobacco merged with global competitor Rothmans International. Rothmans in Australia and Wills merged to form the wholly-owned subsidiary British American Tobacco Australia. The merger left British American Tobacco Australia, Phillip Morris and Imperial Tobacco Australia. Virginia Tobacco, or Flue-cured tobacco, is named after the US state where it was first cultivated. It is also called ‘bright tobacco’ because of the yellow to orange colour it achieves during curing. It grows particularly well in subtropical regions with light rainfall, such as Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas in the USA, Southern Brazil and Zimbabwe. In Australia, blends are predominantly Virginia, for example, Dunhill and Winfield. Virginia blends contain only flue-cured Virginia tobacco The W.D.&H.O.Wills Ltd manufacturing plant was situated in Boundary Road East Bentleigh 1945 – 85. Virginia Park is still a Commercial Business Area A tin with a hinged lid for 'Capstan' "Navy Cut tobacco Lid: CAPSTAN / NAVY CUT / W.D. & H.O. WILLS LTD inside lid - This tin of which only a / limited number will be / issued will be found convenient / for smokers as a vest / pocket container and can / easily be refilled with the / contents of the ordinary 1oz / packets of 'Capstan Tobacco'tobacco, cigarettes, cheltenham, moorabbin, early settlers, smoking pipes, cigarette papers, bentleigh, navy cut tobacco, w d & h o wills pty ltd , british american tobacco ltd, rothmans international ltd, east bentleigh, capstan tobacco