In 1924, Arthur Arnold and his father Wilhelm Arnold had established a general store in High Street, near the water tower, but in 1931–32 they moved to new premises in High Street on the corner of what is now known as Elgin Boulevard. In 1933-34 they widened the frontage of the shop and added new premises at the rear for the sale of produce. The Arnolds continued to trade until they finally closed their store in 1950. Wilhelm Arnold was a brother of J G Arnold, whose business ultimately became the present-day Arnold’s Fruit Market, Wodonga.This is an image of an early Wodonga businessman who was also active in the communty.A black and white image of 2 children looking through the window of Arnold's store. A newspaper advertisement for the company is also included.Above Shop: A.ARNOLD & Co. / HARDWARE - GROCERY/ CROCKERY - PRODUCEwodonga businesses, a arnold general merchant

Invoice from Staley and Connell, Grocers, Drapers and General Merchants, of Yandoit.luigi gervasoni, philately, invoice, yandoit, staley and connell, grocer, draper, general merchant

Invoice from Christian Schroeder, Family Butcher, of Yandoit.luigi gervasoni, philately, invoice, yandoit, staley and connell, grocer, draper, general merchant

Cream coloured single sheet of stationery with letterhead of Prescott & Dawe, General Merchants, Importers and Manufacturers' Agents. Includes a list of products and services listed in a column on the left hand side. Unused. Prescott & Dawe Collectionprescott & dawe, general merchants

This booklet of sales dockets came from the Youngers Stores in Warrnambool. John Younger came to Warrnambool from Beechworth in 1888 and established a general store in Liebig Street and quickly built up a thriving business. His store was one of the main reasons why Liebig Street became the main shopping precinct in Warrnambool by the beginning of the 20th century. John Younger was active in community affairs and was a Town Councillor from 1902 to 1918 and Mayor of the Town. He died in the 1930s and his store was continued by family members but taken over by Charles Moore in 1958. It closed in the 1980s. The maker of the docket book, Lamson Paragon Limited, was a British firm with factories and offices in Australia and it initially specialized in making sales docket books using a carbon paper process. The original founder of the firm, William Lamson of Massachusetts, U.S.A., was the first to introduce the system of paying for goods in a store using cash balls on tracks. This pad is of some interest as it shows the system of receipts issued by a Warrnambool firm in the 1950s. It is of particular interest coming from Youngers Stores, a major retailer in Warrnambool for over 90 years. This is a pad of dockets stapled together 30 pages). The pages are buff-coloured with red and black printing on every second page. Every second page has been left blank so that a second copy could be kept of every transaction using carbon paper. The pad originally had dockets for 50 transactions for Youngers Stores in Liebig Street, Warrnambool. The first three pages are badly torn. The back of every docket has an advertisement for Youngers stores.Docket front: ‘Phone 21, Terms, Nett Cash, M……………., Younger Pty Ltd, General Merchants, Registered Office, Liebig St., Warrnambool, We Buy for Cash and Sell for Cash, Sold by, Exd. By, Date, Lamson Paragon Limited.’docket book, younger pty ltd, general merchants, department stores, liebig street, warrnambool

Invoice from A. Macrow and Sons, general merchants of Melbourne.luigi gervasoni, philately, invoice, a. macrow, merchant

A small book of 99 pages including text, sketch maps and images telling the story of the early settlement of Bethanga and Springdale townships in Northeast Victoria.non-fictionThis publication was produced for the Bethanga-Springdale Schools Centenary Committee to mark the centenary of the Bethanga State School and the closing of the school at Springdale. It traces settlement in the area from the arrival of early pastoralists c1835 followed by the free selectors and later the miners. The remainder of the publication focuses on the establishment of the Bethanga and Springdale Schools and a brief outline of pioneer families of the Bethanga area.bethanga history, springdale history

Invoice from David G. Staley, Grocer, Drapers, butcher and General Merchant, of Yandoit.luigi gervasoni, philately, invoice, yandoit, grocer, draper, general merchant, david staley, david g. staley

This photograph shows Buchan marble being transported by horse and wagon to Nowa Nowa Railway Station. Lnidsay Cameron is the driver on the right. In the background is the Commercial Store of T. L. Sherrington, General Merchant, Bruthen. In the early 1900s black marble was being mined in the Bruthen district. Some was used for the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne and Australia House in London. 900 tonnes were shipped to London to be included in the construction of Australia House. Marble quarrying has been a significant part of the history of Buchan in East Gippsland. Its inclusion in the Shrine of Remembrance War Memorial and Australia House in London is noteworthy.A black / white photograph on a grey buff card. it is of four horse drawn wagons in front of a general store - "T L Sherrington General Merchant". There are five men standing on the trays and a man in a suit and hat holding a Gladstone bag is standing front left. a dog is lying on the ground between the wagons. The wagons are carrying large slabs of marble.on back - " Marble passing through Bruthen on way to railway"buchan-marble geology cameron-lindsay transport-rail transport-horse-drawn

Luigi Gervasoni was born in San Gallo, Bergamo, Lambardy, Italy and arrived in Victoria in 1863.Invoice from David G. Staley, Grocer, Drapers, butcher and General Merchant, of Yandoit and Smeaton.luigi gervasoni, philately, invoice, yandoit, grocer, draper, general merchant, david staley, david g. staley, smeaton

Invoice from David G. Staley, Grocer, Drapers, butcher and General Merchant, of Yandoit and Smeaton.luigi gervasoni, philately, invoice, yandoit, grocer, draper, general merchant, david staley, david g. staley, smeaton

Invoice from David G. Staley, Grocer, Drapers, butcher and General Merchant, of Yandoit and Smeaton.luigi gervasoni, philately, invoice, yandoit, grocer, draper, general merchant, david staley, david g. staley, smeaton

Square shaped, medium colored, inscribed timber framed mirror. Rear is blue tape securing mirror with piece of wood. Hanging eye on back.FRED TINDALE. WELSHPOOL SOUTH GIPPSLAND. DIRECT IMPORTER and GENERAL MERCHANT. KYABRAM GOULBURN VALLEY.mirror, fred tindale, welshpool, south gippsland

This Bateman & Co penny token was given to Les O'Callaghan by his workmate and neighbour Roger Walsh. This is the story which accompanied the gift. 'This penny has been in my possession since 1946. Was obtained at Koroit Races that year -Royal Gem winner of the Caulfield Cup. This penny was wrapped in silver paper and was accepted by the bookmaker Mr Harold James whom I clerked for as a wager. I in turn payed [sic] my wages for working for this bookmaker and received same. Incidently [sic] the custom of this bookmaker in those days was the clerk usually was paid with silver, which was left in the bag as he did not wish to carry the silver home as he lived in Melbourne.Circular coin -obverse has name of company (William Bateman) in an inner circle with the word Victoria across the centre; within outer circle the type of trade engaged in and the year minted. The reverse has a female figure in flowing gown holding scales in the right hand and cornucopia in the left; the value of the coin is stamped around the top edge.WILLIAM BATEMAN WARRNAMBOOL/IMPORTERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS 1855/VICTORIA (obverse) ONE PENNY (reverse)william bateman, les o'callaghan, penny tokens, horseracing, roger walsh, bookmakers, harold james

Robert Pullar Cameron was a Shire Councillor for many years. He married Penuel Hossack and had a family of James, Flora, Penuel and Alex.This item is an example of the book-keeping of a n Orbost business in the early 20th century. It is a useful research tool.A large white paper account with black print and red lines from W.J. Mierisch, grocer and general merchant, to R. Cameron. There is a green duty stamp.mierisch-w.j. cameron-robert-pullar orbost-supply-stores

Black and white photograph of two bullock teams and wagons leaving Bruthen bound for Omeo, Bruthen Hotel in background, General Merchant store on right Bruthen VictoriaOmeo Teamsters leaving Bruthentowns, transport, topography

Murray Comrie Collection. Information collated by Murray Comrie: William Herd was born in Scotland in 1829, and came to Australia in 1852. He set up a business at Hard Hills and then and the lower end of the main lead at Sandy Creek (Tarnagulla). He then purchased a business from a Mr. Turnbull in Commercial Road where he built this large store. He was a member of the first Borough Council in 1864 and Mayor on several occasions. Herd died in 1899, aged 70 and his son carried on the business for several years. This building was later moved to Metelman's farm in Arnold West to be used as barn (and was as late as May 1970), as shown in THA-2019.0055. This photograph is a reasonable copy created from an older original. Copy probably made by Murray Comrie in the 1970s. Monochrome photograph depicting a high storefront with text 'Tarnagulla House William Herd General Merchant'. Group of people standing in front of store. Picket fencing either side.tarnagulla, commerce, shops, stores, herd's, william herd, commercial road, main street, council, councillors, mayor

1855 William Bateman Junr. & Co. Warrnambool, Importers and General Merchants, Trade Token found in the garden of West Warrnambool Primary School. 34mm diameter weight 15.54 gflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Sepia image approx 1910 of McLean's General Merchant Store in Bay St (later Faram Brothers). President Lincoln hotel is on right of picture. new shop front added by George Faram in 1907built environment - commercial, business and traders - general store, mclean, faram brothers hardware, president lincoln hotel

An invoice from Ullathorne & Co. leather, shoe mercery, grindery & general merchants dated June 30th 189? issued to Messrs. Abbott & Co. for a total of 13 pounds 6 shillings 9 pennies.invoice, abbott, business

Yields information about tram 40 and Lydiard St North at Mair St.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of Ballarat No. 40, southbound in Lydiard St at the intersection with Mair St. Has in the background in Mair St, David Pratt & Sons Produce and General Merchants. trams, tramways, lydiard st, mair st, tram 40

This coin is a Warrnambool Bateman penny. It is an example of an Australian token – a coin that had the value of a penny and was produced by businessmen in the 1850s to be used only in the business of the person named on the coin. There were two firms in Warrnambool that produced tokens in the 1850s – William Jamieson, a general storekeeper and William Bateman. The latter had a general store in Banyan Street and became in the early 1850s one of the largest merchant firms in the Warrnambool district. But the firm’s liabilities were financed by overdrafts and insolvency resulted. A disastrous and suspicious fire in 1856 destroyed the Bateman store and caused a great number of insolvencies in the district as so many businessmen and farmers were financed by Bateman who eventually left the district. This token is of supreme importance. It is significant for three reasons: 1. It is an example of an 1850s Australian token, demonstrating an early business practice in our history. 2. It is an example of a Warrnambool token produced by an important Warrnambool business (only two firms in Warrnambool produced tokens) 3. It is a Bateman token and these are comparatively rare because many Bateman tokens were destroyed in the 1856 fire. This is an 1855 metal token with, on one side, an image of a woman holding scales in one hand and a cornucopia in the other (Dea Pecunia?). The obverse side has the name of William Bateman Junior of Warrnambool. It is a business token which could be used only in the Bateman store in Warrnambool in place of a penny.One side: Woman image and the word ‘Australia’ Obverse side: ‘William Bateman Junr. & Co., Importers and General Merchants, Warnambool (sic), Victoria, 1855’ william bateman junior, warrnambool tokens, bateman token, coin tokens

Light brown, light cardboard advertising document. Newspaper cutting re advertising.Businesses advertised include: P. Clegg, hairdresser. A. S. Bailey, chemist. Club Hotel Ringwood. Regal Cafe. T. S. Falconer, grocer and general merchant.

M.W. Edwards General Merchant - Lubeckstawell

2 Bag or Bale Hooks with wooden handles. Inscribed Anthony_. Used to shift Jute Bags or Bales. Anthony's had a grocery Business, Timber Yard (General Merchants) in Stawell. Used by Mr Stephen Pauling who worked for Anthony's stawell

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. A black & white copy of a photo of the Laanacoorie Bridge Hotel and the F. J. Davis General Merchant Laanacoorie Store both in the main street of Laanacoorie. Horses & buggies are parked in the street. Along the side of the General Store are the words Massey.photograph, streetscape, laanacoorie, harry biggs collection, laanacoorie bridge hotel, f. j. davis general merchant laanacoorie

Bilson and Co. operated a general store in Murray Street, Colac with its history dating from 1884 to 1955. Originally founded by the Tulloh family it became known as Bilsons after 1889 when Franklin Bilson came from Allansford where he had operated a general store. Bilsons store became one of the largest stores in country Victoria. In 1952 Bilsons merged with Foy and Gibsons. and in 1955 the Foy Bilson business was sold. This label is of interest firstly because it is a memento of Bilson's stores an important 20th century business in country Victoria and secondly because Franklin Bilson and his wife, Fanny, both have their place in Warrnambool's history.Rectangular white label with dark blue text and some scroll decoration. It is adhered to a piece of pink card .DIRECT IMPORTERS OF DRAPERY DRESSMAKERS & MILLINERS TAILORS & OUTFITTERS GROCERS & GENERAL STOREKEEPERS WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS From Bilson & Co. MURRAY STREET, COLACcolac, drapers, tailors, dressmakers, milliners, grocers, wine and spirit merchants, general store, bilsons, foy bilson, fanny bilson captain of the allansford womens cricket team, franklin bilson

The Thomas James Connelly collection. T. J. Connelly - Brassfounder, Coppersmith, Plumber and Gasfitter. Located in High St. Bendigo. Items of correspondence. Memo to Mr J. T. Connolly, Sandhurst from Moore Brothers & Co. General Merchants, Geelong Stores, Kangaroo Flat. Signed by ? McMillan.trades, plumbing, thomas james connelly, connelly, thomas james. plumbers. moore brothers & co. (kangaroo flat).