Studio Portrait of David and Mary Telford of Stawell. Telford family had business Hay Provisions and General Grocer main Street Stawellstawell portrait

This photograph is of Main Street Stawell looking East around c 1920's. The photo was taken from just below Main & Wimmera Street corner. On the left side is the two story Post Office building. The photograph shows the telegraph poles in the street. Also Copley Post Office Hotel 1912- 22 and other business. On the road are a few people one pushing a trolly, one on a bike and two people in a horse drawn cart. Two Black & White photographs depicting the main street in Stawell's commercial business area in c 1920's. The view shows some two story buildings, shops with verandah's. One horse drawn vehicle, a person on a bike and a few people in the street. There is also a paper print of the photograph donated by Robyn Mackenzie Bacchus Marsh in 2009 The Rose series, P 1639 Main Street, Stawell, Victoriastawell business shops streetscape

Schneider’s Boarding House with family group outside building Corner of Victoria Street and St Georges Street. Building was also the Victorian Coffee Palace, then the Doll Factory.Two photos of the Schneider Family outside their boarding house and beside a sign Dinning Rooms, on the corner of Victoria St. & George St. Stawell. c 1901. The small photo is a black & white photo, the other a enlarged print of the same photo in a purply colour.Written on the enlarged print, beside the image is the wording "When Peter died in 1901 Isabella was left to support fer family. Charles was only one year old so Isabella ran a Boarding House at the corner of Victoria St. & George St. Stawell".stawell business

This photograph is of a former Oriental Bank & previously Bank of Australasia, built by Terry & Oaken c 1884. Its address is 171 Main Street Stawell and now occupied by O’Driscoll W. D. Solicitor. Black & white photograph of a two story building, brick and concrete rendered with parapet. Security bars on window on the ground floor. Top floor at the base of each window there are decorative wrought iron screens. On the path out the front is a concrete & timber seat. stawell business

This photograph of a two storey building now the premises of Webb J.H. & Seng Hpa, Solicitors but once "The Union Bank". Its located at 153 Main Street Stawell. Previously the first Union bank was built in c 1888 on the corner Victoria Place & Main street and designed by designed by G. C. Inskip. This is the second Union Bank the first was second from the corner of Lanzell St. in Main St. and was eventually pulled down. The 1st bank was shown in photos by C. B. Herbert. Black & white photograph of a two storey brick building cement rendered with parapet. c 1888stawell business

Photographs of "Barker The Painter" a business that operated in Stawell for 80 years. The black and white photo is simple of the leadlight in the top section of the front window. The Second photo, the building location in Upper Main Street Stawell beside the Albion Hotel. The file also contains an article from Stawell Times - News. Tuesday March 4, 1986, p.13. regarding the closing of the business. Mr. W. C. Barker started the business and it was continued for many years by his two daughter and son till it closed in 1986. The building is now replaced by a new building.Two photographs of "Barker The Painter" a business that operated in Stawell for 80 years. One photograph is a detail of the leadlight advertisement. The other a colour photograph of the building.Barker The Decorator - Berger Paints - Keep on Keeping onstawell business

Main Street Stawell looking West including Town Hall Shops and Motor Vehicles c 1960's. This photo was taken by M. Robson before being donated to the society. The photo of Main St. was taken before it was made into a Mall, now know as "Gold Reef Mall". The street reopened to traffic in 2005.Black & white photograph of Main St Stawell looking towards the Grampians. The view includes the Town Hall & Bank of Australia on the right, with shops either side and two vehicles travelling along the road with vehicles parked along the street c 1960's.stawell business streetscape

Photograph of Victorian Savings & Loan Society. When built was the premises of Victorian State Savings Bank. Victorian Savings and Loan Society conducted their business there. In 2005 WestVic Computers occupy the building.Black and white photograph of a two story brick building with parapet top. Cement rendered arches over window. The building has 3 windows and a main entrance on the ground floor. The second story has 4 arched windows. Three cars are parked along the street in foreground.Victorian Savings and Loan Society stawell business

Photo of crowd lining up in front of Main Street Stawell buildings near Town Hall Hotel. Prichard's Milk Bar. Taylor Draper. Town Hall Hotel. c1940's. The two story building in the center was once owned by W. Whiteside, Taylors and the Prichard's milk bar once owned by Bone, Saddler & Harness Factory. Sepia photograph of Crowd lining Main Street Stawell in the 1940's. The crowd is outside a two story building with an ornate balcony and between Prichard's Milk Bar and the Town Hall Hotel. Two people are leaning on the upstairs balcony. The crowd are all looking to the right and consist of a mixture of young and older people. Prichard's Milk Bar on one building. Taylor and Draper on another.stawell business, streetscape

Butchers Slaughter Yard cnr. Clifton Avenue and Ormston Road which belonged to Chaponnel family. These yards are now demolished. The land being sold for housing. 0099.2 is a photograph copy of an original oil painting titled "The Old Timer" by Reg Capon Nov. 1979. Painting owned by Mr. Phillip Nicholson Clifton Ave. Stawell.Two black and white photographs of a scene depicting a neglected timber building, with corrugated iron roof and brick chimney. Timber fence and race surround the stock yards. The painting (0099.2) is by Reg Capon called "The old Timer" Nov 1979.stawell business

Bird & Cocking – John & Mary - Store & Butcher Shopstawell business

Photo of horse drawn wagons loaded with wheat in front of Wimmera Flour Mill.B/W Photo a: 4 horses with loaded wagons and 3 men in front of mill. b:1 six team horses with loaded wagonstawell business industry farming

Cooper Bros Butcher Shop Main Street c1920 Seven men standing and horse and cart visible at rear.stawell business

Large Group of Children seated who have enjoyed a performance by Mrs Attrills dogs Aussie and Rexstawell business

Ruins of Gustav Mahnke’s Bakery Shop Corner of Main Street and Wimmera Street Stawell destroyed by fire 1922. The Chimneys left standing would have belonged to the ovens. Firemen Left R. Chapman - extreme right Alf Pickering , inspecting damage. The Post Office Hotel and the destroyed bakery on the corner of Main and Wimmera Streets. Gustav Mahnke, a German, was a borough Councilor, Mayor for three successive terms - 1904-07. Note extreme right in the backgorundbehind trees - Stawell Baths.B/W. Photograph of the ruins of a burnt building, next to a Hotel with four men.Part of a sign reading "TEL"stawell business streetscape

Street scene of Lower Main Street Stawell depicting J. Parry General Blacksmith Shoeing Forge surrounded by three weather board houses. Outside the Blacksmith Shop are people and 2 horses. This photographs records on of the major industries of the horse drawn era.Sepia photograph of a street scene depicting J. Parry General Blacksmith Shoeing Forge and 3 weather board houses with two horses and several males standing around Lower Main St Stawell. Lower Main St. Opposite G.H.R (G. H. Robson) Mon Yards (Monumental Yards)stawell business streetscape

Stawell Mall looking East from top of town hall in Main Street. Post Office Arcade in centre of photo. Stawell Technical School prominent in photo. 1980-1984stawell business streetscape

Charlie Carter’s Grocery Shop - Lamont Street Stawellstawell business

Group of workmen in front of W & J Heals Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights Upper Main Street located at extreme top of Main Street.stawell business

Central Main Street looking West. Large brick building on right later occupied by Coles Fosseys and Lyal Ealesstawell business streetscape

Main St. looking West from Doyle Lane. Playford on corner, Whiteside & Co Taylors, Carters Boot Shop. Railway train carriages in distance, Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel in distance about centre of photo. Taken c. 1878. , From right of photo T. Brown & Co Timber & Iron Yard, T Brown's Furniture Warehouse, Cambrian Hall, Herbert,s Photographic Studio and Stawell Post Office.Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell business streetscape

Corner of Main & Wimmera Streets looking West. 1878. Union Hotel or Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel , Stawell Town Hall, Grocer, A. Brown Wholesale Retail, McAlpine Tinsmith Plumber, J. Porch Draper, Chemist, Methodist Church roofline. Stawell Post Office, Akins Seedsman and Stationer.Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell business streetscape

Bullock Team Resting in Main Street Stawell 1880. R.H. Wadsworth Watchmaker. Havelock Tobacco. Yankee Doodle Tobacco. Opposite the Albion Hotel Upper Main Street.stawell business

Business O. Gilpin Drapery shops later part of the Albion Hotel Upper Main Street. G Thurgoods Butcher shop next door on right of photo.stawell business drapery streetscape

Business O. Gilpin’s Staff 1937 Main Street Stawell. Drapers.stawell business

Weatherboard Miner’s Rest Hotel corner of Ligar and Houston Streets Stawell from 1873-1916. Inscription Sam Hughes.stawell business

Mining Exchange beside Commercial Hotel Upper Main Street Stawell. Opened during mining boom 1894-1895stawell business