Store located in Thompson Avenue, Cowes where the Commonwealth Bank was located and now a Furniture Shop. On right hand side heading down the hill. Owned by Smith family (Jessie and husband). Purchased by Bernie & Nell Mulholland. Still there in the 1950's.348-01: Black & White photograph of the Cowes Motor Garage at left and Smiths Motor Garage and Tea Rooms on the right. Three children in the gateway in front of the Motor Garage and four people in front of the Tea Rooms. On the front of the Tea Rooms is printed " confectionery, home made cakes, iced drinks, photo materials and Kodak's developing printing". 348-02: Black & White photograph of the same store and garage taken at a different angle. No people in the photograph.smith motor garage & tea rooms, cowes motor garage, smith family, allan smith

One of 5 postcards donated by G. Haywood.Sepia postcard of the Main Street in Cowes. Houses on the left and Cowes Motor Garage on right. Sea in the background."The Rose Series P. 3413" "Main Street, Cowes, Phillip Is., Vic."main street cowes, phillip island, cowes phillip island, phillip island, g. haywood

J.L.Smith was an early settler in East Brighton now Bentleigh and established successful Wood cutting, Grain & Chaff cutting and Motor garage businesses in Centre Road . He was elected Councillor of the Shire of Moorabbin and, with Mary Ann, his family were involved with local Church, Red Cross, and other community organizations. Herbert John Higgins ran a dairy farm with 40 cows on some acres fronting Jasper Rd ( Higgins Rd today ) he grew corn crops to feed his herd and also bought grain from J L Smith.Herbert Higgins , Dairy farmer, along with the Allnutt, and Long families were members of the Methodist Church Bentleigh from 1880s and involved in community organizations, J.L.Smith was an early settler in East Brighton now Bentleigh and established successful Wood cutting, Grain & Chaff cutting and Motor garage businesses in Centre Road . He was elected Councillor of the Shire of Moorabbin and, with Mary Ann, his family were involved with local Church, Red Cross, and other community organizations.Black & White photograph showing an upended Ford truck that has been overloaded with bags of grain with Herb Higgins and 2 men and a boy. They are outside J L Smith Chaff & Grain Store Centre Rd Bentleigh c 1926 higgins,herbert, dairy farmer, allnutt victoria (queenie), 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 s, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards, methodist church bentleigh, milk,