Sign says "Coles Stores extend a hearty welcome to all Scouts Visiting Ringwood for the Pan Pacific Jamboree"Catalogue card reads, 'Coles Stores - 1956. Window display 25.1.56" (2 views)

Coach builder's tack hammer and packet of shoe tingles. Tack hammer has wooden handle with rusted cast head, 300mm in length. Packet of original 1/2 inch shoe tingles, purchased from Coles Stores. Items stred in Coach builder's box, reference 13000.1.Packet of original 1/2 inch shoe tingles, purchased from Coles Stores. Source of hammer unknown.

Black and white photograph depicting Centre Road Bentleigh, looking west. On the right hand side of the road there are two Coles stores. The one in the background is the newly opened store while the one in the foreground has been repurposed and is now a delicatessen. There are numerous cars parked on both sides of the road, including one that appears to be "double parked" on the right hand side of the road.Black and white photograph depicting Centre Road Bentleigh, looking west. On the right hand side of the road there are two Coles stores. The one in the background is the newly opened store while the one in the foreground has been repurposed and is now a delicatessen. There are numerous cars parked on both sides of the road, including one that appears to be "double parked" on the right hand side of the road.Handwritten in blue ink on a white sticker adhered to the reverse of the photograph: COLES BENTLEIGH c. 1956 / Centre Road looking west / The Old Coles store is in the foreground / and the new Coles is in the background.bentleigh, suburbs, shopping strip, cars

This file contains two items. 1. Eight black and white photographs of interior and exterior of Elsternwick Coles store at various times, two dated 1947 and one dated 1958, others undated, photographer unknown. 2. One black and white photograph of interior, undated and photographer unknown, of Coles Elsternwick Supermarket, Probably 1970’s.elsternwick, g. j. coles and co. ltd., coles stores, retail trade, shops, merchandise, supermarkets

This file contains one item. 1. Two black and white photographs, one exterior and one interior, of Coles store at Caulfield, taken in 1949, photographer unknown.g. j. coles and co. ltd., coles stores, caulfield, retail trade, shops

This photograph depicts the interior of the Coles Variety Store within Bentleigh's Centre Road shopping precinct in 1956. Signage represents the pre decimal currency era. The Record Bar advertises the availability of standard and microgroove vinyl records.In this era, the Centre Road Bentleigh shopping strip provided consumers with access to many of the major retail outlets and provided for a wide range of shopping needs. By the 1960s, Chadstone Shopping Centres (opened 1960) and Southland (opened 1968) had been established which created changes to the way in which people shopped.Black and white photograph of interior of Coles Store in Centre Road, Bentleigh displaying prominent signage predating decimal currency. Other signage includes the Coles Record Bar indicating the sale of standard and microgroove vinyl records.Handwritten in blue ink: Coles Bentleigh Sep 1956 B Black printed text on white round adhesive sticker: 202 Handwritten in red ink: 80%shopping strip, strip shopping, bentleigh, city of moorabbin, coles stores

Black and white photographImage shows the Coles Stores float in the procession along Maroondah Highway.

Black and white photographImage shows Post Office on corner of Ringwood Street, Coles Stores, and State Savings Bank.

The booklet was published for “Coles Stores” Australia wide.The front cover shows in B & W drawings of the 3 Forces, inside is 15 pages in black print on white paper of instructions for knitting garments deemed most suitable for the Armed Forces as per the front cover.On the back of page 15 is a 7 inch ruler marking for measurement.coles, knitting

Black and white photographImage shows shops on north side of the road including Coles Stores, State Savings Bank, and Midway Arcade.

Black and white photographImage shows march in Maroondah Highway heading east past Coles Stores and S.E.C. office, corner Ringwood Street.

Street scene looking west between Railway Station and Wantirna Road, including ANZ Bank, Coles Stores, State Bank, Midway Arcade, Jack Wilson - Removalist, Ringwood S.E.C., Ringwood Lamb Centre, c.1965

Black and white photographImage shows view down Ringwood Street with Loughnans Hill in background, and overlooking telephone exchange. Also shows Post Office, Coles Stores, and State Savings Bank.

Black and white photographImage shows march, including Returned Servicemen and Red Cross, heading east along Maroondah Highway past Coles Stores and S.E.C office on corner of Ringwood Street.

Black and white photograph of a Spencer St bound cable car in Bourke St, Oct. 1938. Note the run number on the front of the tram. A series of 13 images from the original photo and orientations were provided with the donation. See image i3. Image has the Buckley and Nunn, Foys, Leviathan, Coles stores in the background, along with Parliament House and St Patrick's Cathedral See notes for the dating of the photograph and the person who took the photograph and its method.trams, tramways, bourke st, cable trams

Postcard Bourke St looking east from about Queens St towards Parliament House. Has six W class trams in the view, including W7 1026 (East Preston Route 88). Photo prior to the construction of the Bourke St Mall which commenced in 1978. Possibly mid 1960s. Has the State Savings Bank of Victoria, London Stores, Leviathon, Duncklings, Coles stores and the Odeon Theatre in the view. National View by Murfett Card number 1084-4.Yields information about a busy Bourke Street Melbourne during the 1960s.Postcard colour - Bourke St looking east from near Queen Street - National View - Murfett publishingtrams, tramways, w7 class tram, tram 1026, bourke street

Negative No. N310 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of the MMTB's tower wagons, Albion No. 8 (the oldest at the time) and No. 2 in Bourke St. at the corner of Bourke and Swanston St. with The Leviathan Ltd. store in the background on the corner. Other shops in background are the Odeon Picture Theatre and G.J. Coles stores. Date of photo 19/6/1955. Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 21/5/2020. Page 7 of the 1968 Sands and McDougall's Director of Melbourne.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st., swanston st, tower truck, tram tower wagon

A bandage is a piece of material used either to support a medical device such as a dressing or splint, or on its own to provide support to the body; it can also be used to restrict a part of the body. G. J. Coles opened the 'Coles Variety Store' on 9 April 1914 on Smith Street in the Melbourne, Victoria suburb of Collingwood. Further expansion occurred and Coles' interest in food retailing was spurred in 1958 when it acquired 54 John Connell Dickins grocery stores. It then acquired the Beilby's chain in South Australia in 1959 and 265 Matthews Thompson grocery stores in New South Wales in 1960 .In 1960, the first supermarket was opened in the Melbourne suburb Balwyn North, at the corner of Burke and Doncaster Roads where a modernised version continues to operate. By 1973, Coles had established stores in all Australian capital cities. From 1962, its supermarkets were branded Coles New World with accompanying rocket imagery. In 1991, the stores were re-branded Coles Supermarkets and from 1998, simply as Coles. George James (G. J.) Coles learned the retail trade working for his father's 'Coles Store' business from 1910 to 1913. The store continued operating as "The Original Coles" at Wilmot, Tasmania until it was destroyed by a fire on 24 January 2014. An unused, 1 inch ( 2.5cm ) x 6 yards ( 2metres) cotton, ‘open wove’ bandage in a cellophane wrapper sold by G.J. Coles Pty Ltd Variety StoresCellophane wrapper top: WHITE OPEN WOVE / BANDAGE / 1 X 6 YDS. / SPECIAL QUALITY / G.J.COLES * pharmacy, medicines, bandages, wounds, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, cotton, gauze, coles g j pty ltd., variety stores, supermarkets, smith street collingwood, retailers, shops

Yields information about Sturt St between Lydiard St and Ripon St.Set of 5 AGFA slides - blue and white plastic mounts: 1 - Sturt St looking west, south side from Windermere St. .2 - ditto from Dawson St, shows tram stop sign and end of section sign. .3 - ditto from Armstrong St - with Myer's and Coles stores in the background. .4 - ditto at Ripon St, showing junction of View Point line, has the shelter on the right. .5 - City terminus - Sturt St and Lydiard St, with a bogie tram arriving from Grenville St. Has the ESCo switch box in the view - (to the right of the ladies). Has the Commonwealth Bank on the right hand side of the photo. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sturt st, dawson st, tram stops, view point, shelters, lydiard st

Set of four hanimount light brown 35mm slides - December 1963 taken by Les Fordham. .1 - PCC Class 980 (Exhibition Route 95) eastbound in Bourke St between Elizabeth and Swanston St's - has Coles Stores, London Stores, Myer and Buckley's stores in the background along with Christmas decorations. .2 - view looking west from near Swanston St .3 - W2 415 southbound in Swanston St with a traffic policeman on duty. A W7 (route 88) is waiting to cross. Has the Royal Mail House, The Leviathan building in the background. .4 - 1002 (Route 88) waiting to cross Swanston St. In the background is Douglas Trading, Southern Cross Hotel,trams, tramways, bourke st, route 95, christmas, police, route 88, tram 980, tram 1002, w7 class, pcc class, w2 class, exhibition, swanston st, tram 415, mmtb

Yields information about tram operations in the city area of Ballarat.Set of 4 colour slides - Kodachrome white cardboard mounts - slide mounts dated August to September 1971. .1 - Photo of No. 37 at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets with the Town Hall in the background and the tramway shelter. Has detailed street signs - Government Tourist Bureau, Art Gallery and street name and a sign "Danger Cross Streets at Right Angles" .2 - No. 30 with the destination of City, westbound in Sturt St with the Town Hall, Fletcher Jones and Coles stores in the background. .3 - Nos. 30 and 21 parked in the City Loop. .4 - view of the south side of Sturt St just to west of Grenville St with the Family Footwear, Spot Cafe, Bill Valpied Fruit, Union Hotel and Thomas Jewellers buildings in the view. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. .2 and .3 have in pencil "Photo to America" written on them in pencil.ballarat, tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, lydiard st north, city, signs, tram 30, tram 21

Postcard photo of a W6 or W7 at the intersection of Bourke St and Elizabeth St, late 1950's or early 1960's. Photo looking east along Bourke St. Has the Myer's, Coles, London Stores and other buildings in the background. has a Holden station wagon waiting to do a Hook turn. Divided back with places for stamp, address, correspondence and details with makers details "Murray Views of Gympie Qld, No. 2, Bourke St. Melbourne, from an Ektachrome photograph.trams, tramways, bourke st, elizabeth st

The photograph shows two cable tram sets in Bourke St at Elizabeth St. The nearest has tram 405 eastbound. In the background are Coles, Myer and London Stores. A car on the far left is doing a hook turn. Photographer unknown.Yields information about cable tram services in Bourke St c1931.Black and white photographs with notes on the rear. Has the number "52" in pencil in top right-hand corner. In ink "Bourke St cable tram Melbourne about 1931. Trailer 405 on CH line"tramways, cable trams, bourke st, tram 405

Colour postcard Carinya Postcards, of Bourke St Mall Melbourne, probably soon after the closure of Bourke St to form a Mal, given the road close signs. Has Z55 Route 97 and Z50, Route 88. Has Coles and London Stores in the view and the State Savings Bank which is under construction. Also signs for Qantas. Photo c1980.trams, tramways, bourke st, mall, z class, tram 55, tram 50

Yields information about Sturt St and the Begonia Festival Showboat tram of 1969.Set of two Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Mar 1969 of No. 21 as Begonia Festival Show Boat passing the Town Hall with the destination of Gardens via Drummond St. .2 - trailing photo - with the Coles and Fletcher Jones stores in the background. Advertising the 1969 Begonia Festival. ballarat, tramways, trams, begonia festival, decorated trams, sturt st, city, tram 21

Colour slide - red and white cardboard mount - reproduction of a photo looking east along Bourke St from Queen St with tram 1002, for City Spencer St route 88. Has Christmas decorations along Bourke St, late 1960's or early 1970's. Produced by Ess-vee-vee, No. 1079, Set No. 31, and then number "8600 - Looking east in Bourke St from Queen St hill"\. Stores in the view are McEwans, London Stores and Coles and Garrad.trams, tramways, bourke st, w7 class, route 88, tram 1002

After the extension of the Railway line from Caulfield to Mordialloc 1880's the shopping centre moved from the Tucker Rd end to around the East Brighton (Bentleigh) Station area of Centre Road. A variety of shops, forges, estate agents, Coles' and Fossey's variety stores, a Hoyts picture theatre, butchers, traded in Centre Rd. Crofts was one many grocery stores along the strip. Crofts Stores was established by Archibald Crofts (1875-1942) as a single grocery store in South Melbourne. It eventually expanded to include 137 branches throughout Victoria, trading as Crofts Stores. The Lees family had established a Seedling Nursery in Thomas St that has continued until the land sold 2018 for housing development.Crofts Grocery Store was one of the shops in the Centre Road Bentleigh shopping strip that were established after the arrival of the train line 1881Black & White photograph of 3 men outside Crofts Grocery Store 395 Centre Rd Bentleigh c 1937 Mr Jack Lees is centre.Handwritten informationcrofts grocery store bentleigh, lees jack, mordialloc railway line, centre road bentleigh, smith j l, smith mary ann, stanley helen, smith vic, smith harry redvers, chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, toll gates brighton, motor cars 1900, steam engines, early settlers, bentleigh, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b., bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards

Oliver Gilpin (1874-1942), chain store proprietor, was born on 8 July 1874 at Seven Creeks near Euroa, Victoria, fourth child and second son of William Gilpin, farmer, and his wife Dinah, née Barton, both from Tyrone, Ireland. He was educated at local state schools and became a draper's assistant at Euroa. A testimonial as 'an energetic, pushing salesman, a careful stock-keeper … honest and industrious' gained him city experience with Ball & Welch Ltd, drapers, in their Carlton store. He used an inheritance to open a drapery store at Korumburra, south Gippsland, in 1895, moving to Rutherglen in the upper Murray valley in 1899. Frustrated by irregular stock deliveries, he moved to Fitzroy, Melbourne, in 1902, seeking a warehouse and the benefits of combined supplies for effective development of country trading. By 1905 he was producing many stock items at Northcote and had established retail outlets at Bendigo and Warracknabeal. Branches at Echuca, Numurkah and Yarrawonga followed in 1906, with ten more in 1907. He moved his city establishment to East Malvern in 1911, and had opened forty shops by 1920 and seventy-four by 1928. All were managed by women, on a strictly cash basis. Drapery remained the main line, supplemented by ironmongery, crockery, school requisites and toys. Gilpin saw the Depression years as a challenge. Between 1928 and 1931 he established eighteen new branches, including two in Tasmania, at Devonport and Ulverstone. The chain included South Australian branches at Mount Gambier, Millicent and Renmark, twenty-five stores in southern and western New South Wales, and ten in suburban Melbourne. Gilpin's Chain Store News was issued monthly. In 1944 Foy & Gibson acquired a controlling interest in Gilpin's business and in 1951 the chain was bought by G. J. Coles & Co. Ltd for £1,250,000. Three wooden blocks used to display hats. 9042.1 Slightly head shaped on top 9042.2 Light timber, flat on top, a wedge at back. 9042.3 Dark timber, flat on top.hat blocks, millinery, haberdashery, gilpin, korumburra

Post Card Valentines c 1950. Main Street Stawell looking West. The view show cars parked at an angle down Main St. and shops mainly along one side. The town hall clock can be seen above the building with the Coles sign, Macrows and Geo on the right hand edge.Valentine's Post card of Main St., Stawell looking West. The scene is of many 1950 cars parked along the street with Coles Variety Store, Macrows and Geo stores dominating to the right of the photo."VII" "Main Street, Stawell" (on the front) "Valentine's Post Card sending you greetings" (on the back)stawell business streetscape