Friday, July 16, 2021

SYDNEY HOUSE

 1870-75 - [SYDNEY HOUSE]

On the bend in the street [just west of the position of today's Henry Lawson Centre] is J.T Woods' Sydney House [see below].

Source: Information supplied by Baldwin & Davis, Research Gulgong (July 2006)

Mayne Street looking west from Medley Street, detail
J.T Woods' Sydney House 

Woods' Sydney House general store, Mayne Street, Gulgong
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M Marks & Co

1884 - [UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT]
Among the business establishments may be mentioned that of Messrs. M. Marks and Co., in Mayne-street. This is one of the principal general stores in Gulgong, having extensive premises and possessing a separate establishment for the sale of boots and shoes. In the large store a great variety of general merchandise is kept in stock to meet the demands of their large circle of patrons. A portion of the main store is divided off into a millinery and a men's clothing department, which are kept in full swing.

Source: Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919) Sat 4 Oct 1884 Page 28