Tuesday, July 6, 2021

BOOTMAKERS

Featuring:
Mentioned in news items below:
  • John Emerson, Herbert-street, bootmaker
  • Ralph Wright, Gulgong, bootmaker
  • R Harrowell
  • J. Appleyard
  • J Kelly

NEWS ITEMS

1873 - [PETITION FOR MUNICIPALITY]
Not all of Gulgong's bootmakers were photographed by Beaufoy Merlin in the 1870s. These 3 boot-makers signed the petition of 1873 but only the latter appears in the Holtermann collection.
  • John Emerson, Herbert-street, bootmaker
  • Ralph Wright, Gulgong, bootmaker
  • James Hall, Gulgong, bootmaker
Source: New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) Mon 6 Oct 1873 [Issue No.229 (SUPPLEMENT)] Page 2745

1873 - [INSOLVENCY COURT]
John Emerson, of Gulgong, bootmaker Liabilities, £142 19s 6d Assets. £7 Mr Sempill, official assignee.

1901 - WANTED
A SMART Young Man to do repairs for a week or two. Apply at once to R. HARROWELL, Bootmaker, Gulgong.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 29 Aug 1901 Page 4

1910 - [CANDIDATE]
In 1910, J. Appleyard (bootmaker, of Gulgong) was a candidate for selection for the Mudgee seat at the next State elections.
Source: The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Wed 20 Apr 1910 Page 9

1934 - [FOOTNOTE]
J. Kelly, bootmaker, of Gulgong, recently made a, pair of boots size 13 for a local resident.
Source: Lithgow Mercury (NSW : 1898 - 1954) Mon 23 Apr 1934 Page 4




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