Adelaide - Shops

Streets and Shops

Taken from Geoffrey H. Manning's A Colonial Experience

The streets in those days were in a deplorable condition and in marked contrast to our beautiful, well-kept pavements of today. More than once I saw bullock drays bogged in Currie and Rosina Streets and once saw a goat in a cart completely submerged in the mud, only the head of the animal being visible.

Among other street annoyances and dangers were young horses that were ridden continually, or driven in vehicles, at full speed but, unfortunately, the clause in the Police Act against furious riding or driving was not applied stringently. One irate citizen put the blame at the feet of a ' few demented bushmen.' Pigs and goats roamed the streets and invaded and demolished gardens. A shopkeeper was to complain:

I repaired the pathway opposite acre no. 136 in Currie Street. This cost about £6 of which the sum of £3/13/6 was for posts to keep wild bushmen and bullock drivers off... On the same path I was obliged to witness the busy operations of three starving pigs which were rooting it up in all directions. Of course there is no remedy for this; they could not even be impounded. And if I had 'settled' the grunters by lynch law I should soon have appeared at Mr Finniss's morning levee, on a charge of feloniously and maliciously murdering the innocents... I could enlarge on the goat and dog nuisances, having had my garden wasted by the former and my leg marked by the latter... No remedy will be effectual for the dog nuisance till a reward is given (as in Sydney) at the Police Office on the production of dogs' tails...

The footpaths of Hindley and King William Streets were not levelled and had frequent risings and depressions of over one foot, while to gain entry to some shops the customers would have to descend three or four steps, and in others to mount as many. Some parts of the pavements were made of brick and it was the duty of the boys in the shops to shovel away the mud from the bricks and stack it up around the corner. The centres of the streets in winter were so full of mud that it was necessary, with shovel and broom, to clear away a passage to the shop.

Some Early Memories - Shops and Citizens

The Advertiser

Register

In the early days of settlement Hindley Street was the principal place of business and it may no be out of place if I refer to incidents and establishments of the time of my domicile in the city and later years.

Early butchers were Humphrey of Hindley Street at the corner of Fenn Place, Venn of Gray Street and Wadey in Currie Street; Wells & Sons were cabinet makers, Baker, a watchmaker with Cavill, the baker, in close proximity. Then there was Prior's shooting gallery that attracted lovers of close shooting and Luke Murphy, the auctioneer, who held night sales and had many peculiarities when soliciting bids.

Bowden's doll theatre attracted the juveniles as did Wallace, who kept a lolly shop in Currie Street, where youngsters indulges in what they termed 'Wallace's Lollie Balls'. Black Dick, the pieman, occupied a cellar near the Ship Inn where patrons would wait outside for the pies to be brought to them, and good meat pies they were.

The Concordia Band rendered popular music in the streets and, at night, it was a novel sight to see grottos in backyards built up with oyster shells, with a tallow candle alight inside. John Denton and Marjoram were the gunsmiths of the day, while a well-known character was Harry Figg who had a wonderful appetite. For dinner he would think nothing of eating a leg of mutton and two loaves of bread coupled with a gallon of beer to wash the lot down.

In Leigh Street a leather establishment was kept by Fax, and boys, when passing the shop, would call out, 'Fax, Fax, ball o' wax'. Lyons in Fenn Place was a teacher of singing and one of his pupils was Harry Trevorah who eventually travelled with several opera companies. Ben Nash, the tailor, occupied a shop in Leigh Street opposite Dodson & Co.'s premises where they retailed paints and glassware.

Vegetables and fruit were supplied by Rowell, senior, of Fulham and Thomas Hardy of Bankside. Tom Boddington of the Shamrock Hotel kept a music hall adjoining his premises and dancing was carried on every week, day and night; Boddington, himself, was a first class violin player for dances.

Lemonade and ginger beer factories were those of G. Hall and Aldridge, together with Crowder and Billing and Wright of Gray Street. The Blenheim Hotel, now Tattersalls, was kept by Carstairs, the pugilist, and Mick Tier. Tuxford's Huntsman's Hotel was a popular place for bottled liquors which the landlord imported.

John Morcom at his cooperage in Bank Street had a rope suspended from the beams of his building for the purposes of practising gymnastics. A Jew, one day on passing, asked what the rope was for and was informed that a man was to be hanged a one o'clock. 'Mine Gracious!', said the enquirer and made his exit quickly.

Many a dark night young men seemed to enjoy themselves by pulling down weak-looking chimneys. One would climb up and tie a rope at the top, then, getting down, all hands made one pull and from their exertions the chimney would come to grief.

At the eastern end of Pirie Street was the Tivoli Hotel, later to become the National. Schirmer was the landlord and it was a well-known place of an evening for music and dancing, the visitors being mostly of the upper class. James, of the Norfolk Arms in Rundle Street did a roaring trade and a large organ in the front bar was a capital drawcard; 'William Tell' was the most popular tune played. Morten's Southern Cross Hotel was a very busy place where a fine free luncheon was provided at midday. Morten was a great lover of curios which were displayed in every room.

Burton's Circus paid visits to the city and country towns after harvest time; in Adelaide it pitched its tent close to the Freemason's Hotel, Pirie Street. Mr Burton secured the service of performers from all over the world and on various occasions his clowns were Sam Holmes, Jerry Blossom and Ned Yeomans. They were superb in their respective turns, outclassing those of later years. George Gilham and Walter Burton were stars of the first order, and so were Pablo Fanke, of high-rope repute, and the Wieland brothers.

Finally, a comment or two on schools. Martin's school was situated on a piece of land off Pirie Street and on several occasions a few pupils were detained for neglecting their lessons. The teacher marched them off to his private residence where the lads were compelled to clean the boarders' boots ere they reached their respective homes. Mitton and Young's schools were well attended, and the teachers were influential in bringing on some fine young men who have filled many important positions in the city.

General Notes

Charles Birks & Company

A Charles Birks & Company's social is reported in the Express,
21 October 1893, page 3f.

An "ingenious shop cash service" is explained in the
Register, 9 August 1890, page 5a, Observer,
16 August 1890, page 6e.

"How to Display Goods" - Arcade window arrangements at Charles Birks & Co - is explained in the Advertiser, 8 December 1909, page 9b.

"Before the Sale - Messrs Charles Birks & Co" is in the
Register, 1 July 1911, page 18e.

The firms jubilee is reported upon in the Register,
20 January 1914, page 8g.
A history of the firm is in the Register,
27 March 1919, page 4g.

A photograph of female staff is in The Critic,
11 August 1915, page 12.

Mr Charles Birks' obituary is in the Register,
30 April 1924, page 10d,
Observer, 3 May 1924, page 39b.

The reminiscences of a general manager, Mr F.E Cornish, are in the Observer,
14 March 1925, page 19c;
an obituary is in the Register, 12 May 1930, page 26a.

"Happy Workers - Enterprise at Birks'" is in The News,
20 May 1925, page 10f,
the company's 70th anniversary is reported in the Advertiser,
17 May 1934, page 17c.

An obituary of William H. Birks is in the Register,
8 August 1925, page 13g.

Adelaide - Charles Moore & Company

The opening of Charles Moore's is reported in the Register,
30 August 1916, page 9c.
Photographs are in the Observer,
9 September 1916, page 26.

"A Palace of Adelaide - Messrs Charles Moore & Co's Emporium" is in the Advertiser,
30 August 1916, page 9a;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
9 September 1916, page 30,
The Critic,
12 September 1917, page 21,
of a ladies' football team in the Observer,
17 August 1918, page 26.
Mr Moore's obituary is in The Mail,
30 September 1916, page 4d.

Biographical details of Kenneth G.C. Moore are in The Critic,
13 September 1922, page 5.

Mr Moore's obituary is in The Mail,
30 September 1916, page 4d.

Biographical details of Kenneth G.C. Moore are in The Critic,
13 September 1922, page 5.

A history of Charles Moore and Co is in the Advertiser,
9 April 1934, page 17a.

Adelaide - James Marshall & Company

Information on James Marshall & Co is in the Express,
30 September 1882, page 3d, 28 February 1893, page 3e.

The fire at Marshall & Co. is reported in the Observer,
18 and 25 March 1882, pages 20d and 24d.
A picnic for its employees is reported in the Chronicle,
5 January 1889, page 8e;
also see 12 August 1891, page 4c,
Observer, 17 December 1892, page 28d,
Express, 16 August 1892, page 4b, 23 October 1895, page 4d,
Observer,19 August 1893, page 45a, 26 October 1895, page 43e.

"A Glimpse Into Fairyland" is in the Register,
12 December 1898, page 6e.

Photographs of the store's "Enchanted Bower" are in the Chronicle,
19 November 1904, page 30, The Critic,
14 December 1904, page 2 and 3.

James Marshall's new building is discussed in the Express,
4 April 1908, page 11, Observer,
21 November 1908, page 49e.

An obituary of the store's accountant, L.L. Elliott, is in the Observer,
24 April 1897, page 30b,
of A.F. Cornock, accountant, in the Register,
25 September 1899, page 5c.

Biographical details of Mr Marshall are in the Register,
30 August 1910, page 4g,
Observer, 3 September 1910, page 45c.

A photograph of Mr Marshall is in the Chronicle,
24 September 1904, page 27,
of his home at Mount Lofty on 11 March 1905, page 27,
of the millinery department on 4 September 1909, page 32,
of its sports' committee on 16 October 1910, page 29,
of a ladies' football team in the Observer, 17 August 1918, page 26.

Photographs, etc., are in The Critic,
30 August 1916, page 13.

Historical information on James Marshall and Co is in the Register,
26 September 1928, page 6f together with its take-over by the Myer Emporium;
also see The News,
5 October 1928, page 7c,
The Mail,
6 October 1928, page 16a,
Observer,
29 September 1928, page 55a, 20 October 1928, page 52e.

"Control by Myers" is in the Register,
22 and 24 September 1928, pages 9a and 10g,
"Myer's Cafeteria" on 29 November 1928, page 10h.

An obituary of James Marshall is in the Register,
11 March 1925, pages 8e-9d,
Advertiser,
11 March 1925, page 9f.

Biographical details of Harold Marshall are in the Register,
24 September 1930, page 6d.

Adelaide - John Martin & Company

A sketch of John Martin's shop is in Frearson's Weekly,
12 October 1878, page 261.

Information on its cash handling methods is in the Express,
1 June 1887, page 3g,
a report of an employees' picnic near Balhannah is in the Chronicle,
2 January 1892, page 23b.

The company's Magic Cave, designed by Mr S. Barr, is described in the Register,
17 November 1896, page 7h, 15 December 1906, page 6g, 14 November 1907, page 10d,
8 December 1908, page 8i, 12 November 1909, page 7d.

Information on its athletic club is in the Express,
28 July 1890, page 5g.

An obituary of John Martin is in the Register,
26 November 1889, page 5a.

"New Showroom for Ladies" is in the Chronicle,
8 September 1894, page 8e;
also see Weekly Herald,
25 July 1898, page 10b,
Register,
15 December 1906, page 6g, 14 November 1907, page 10d,
Advertiser,
28 August 1909, page 7g ("The Big Store"), 15 November 1910, page 9e,
The News,
15 November 1928, page 25f.

A fire at John Martins is reported in the Observer,
13 April 1901, pages 41-42.

Photographs of a fire at John Martin's are in the Chronicle,
13 April 1901, page 32e,
of a staff sports day on 19 October 1907, page 31,
of a football team in the Observer,
22 June 1907, page 30.

"Spring in the Big Store" is in the Register,
9 August 1911, page 13a.

A re-building of John Martin's store is reported in the Advertiser,
18 May 1934, page 26e, 9 August 1934, page 10c.

Adelaide - Miller & Anderson

Information on Miller & Anderson's shop is in the Register,
10 April 1863, page 2g,
Observer,
31 March 1883, page 37d,
Register,
22 December 1902, page 6h.

"Old Time Business Firms - Miller, Anderson and Co and Others" is in the Register,
15 September 1927, page 18h.

An obituary of Mr J. Miller Anderson is in the Observer,
9 June 1923, page 38a.

"Miller & Anderson" is in the Register,
11 January 1927, page 13f.

Historical information is in the Register,
15 September 1927, page 18h.

Adelaide - J.M. Wendt

Information on J.M. Wendt's store is in the Chronicle,
18 December 1897 (supplement);
a sketch is in Frearson's Weekly,
7 September 1878, page 224, and
photographs in the Weekly Herald,
10 March 1900, page 3b,
Chronicle,
22 October 1904, page 27,
The Critic,
23 November 1904, page 21.

Biographical details of Mr Wendt are in the Register,
26 June 1906, page 5b, 25 June 1910, page 15d and
an obituary in the Observer,
15 September 1917, page 40b.
His wife's obituary is in the Register,
20 May 1919, page 4h.

"Wendt's Great Advance" is in The Mail,
28 August 1915, page 3.

A photograph and information on Mr Wendt are in The Critic,
23 November 1904, page 21,
Observer,
30 June 1906, page 29, 2 July 1911, page 34c.

Adelaide - E.S. Wigg & Sons

E.S. Wigg & Sons new premises in Rundle Street are described in the Register,
10 June 1884, page 5d,
Express,
10 June 1884, page 2e,
Observer,
14 March 1885, page 37c,
Express,
6 May 1885, page 3b.

Mr R.H. Wigg's obituary is in the Register,
26 September 1888, page 5b;
also see Observer,
21 October 1899, page 46c.

Information on E.S. Wigg & Son is in the Advertiser,
20 July 1909, page 6e.

Shops - Miscellany

"Adelaide's Retail Drapers - A Peep at the Early Days" is in the Register,
7, 11 and 13 April 1923, pages 10c, 13f and 7e.

"Trading in the Forties" is in the Advertiser,
19 January 1932, page 8f.

"The First General Store [in 1837]" is in the Register,
27 December 1906, page 6d.

Shops, hotels, etc, are described in the Observer,
30 September 1843, page 5a,
20 July 1844, page 5a,
31 August 1844, page 5b,
5 April 1845, 5a,
20 December 1845, page 5c,
Express,
20 December 1864, page 2b.

The first attempt at shop lighting is reported in the Observer,
23 August 1845, page 5c.
The introduction of gas lighting into shops is discussed in the Observer,
2 July 1864, page 1g (supp.).
The use of electricity in a butcher's shop is reported in the Observer,
5 November 1887, page 30c.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes

"Business in Adelaide Fifty Years Ago" is in The Mail,
9 August 1913, page 9g.

"City Druggists of the Past" is in the Observer,
4 April 1925, page 37e.
"Druggist Trade in Early Adelaide" is in the Register,
2, 4 and 6 April 1925, pages 9d, 5g and 3c,
"Adelaide's First Chemist - Letters of William Bickford" on
13 and 20 June 1925, pages 7e and 8a.
"A Pioneer Chemist [Harry A. Dale]" is in the Register,
2 and 4 April 1925, pages 9d and 3g.

"The Weighing of Bread" is in the Observer,
6 September 1856, pages 6h-1c (supp.).
"Short-Weight Bread" is in the Express,
24 April 1885, page 3e,
1 May 1885, page 4a.

Several city shops are described in the Chronicle,
6 February 1864, page 2a.

The opening of G.P. Harris' store in Gawler Place is reported in the Chronicle,
30 April 1864, page 5c.
Photographs of long-time employees are in the Observer,
8 February 1913, page 32,
of a rifle club on
24 July 1915, page 30.
"Visit to Harris, Scarfe & Co Ltd is in The Mail,
1 November 1919, page 8.
Also see Adelaide - Buildings.

"Our Meat Supply" is in the Chronicle,
4 August 1866, page 4a.
A butcher's shop and dwelling in Franklin Street are described in the Express,
5 April 1879, page 2c,
the business premises of Hugh Fraser in Franklin Street on
14 June 1879, page 2c.

"The Cooperative Butchery" is in the Express,
17 February 1881, page 3d,
"The Price of Meat" on
29 May 1884, page 3d.
A sketch of H. Woodcock's butcher shop is in the Pictorial Australian in
December 1883 (supplement),
of Turner's in Gouger Street in
September 1893 (supplement).
"The Butchers' Bill" is in the Observer,
26 June 1897, page 43a,
"The Jewish Butcher" in the Express,
17 August 1904, page 4e,
"The Price of Meat" on
21 July 1905, page 4f.

Mr Mather's shop and dwelling in Hindley Street are described in the Register,
15 January 1867, page 3b.

The destruction of Murray's drapery by fire is reported in the Observer,
15 February 1868, pages 9e-12d.

A Japanese bazaar in King William Street is described in the Observer,
5 December 1868, page 3a.

"Building Improvements - Shops and Business Premises" is in the Register,
10 February 1869, page 3b.

"The Drapers' Holidays" is in the Observer,
27 November 1869, page 3a.

The drapery store of Messrs J.A. Northmore & Co is described in the Register,
3 November 1870, page 5d,
Observer,
5 November 1870, page 8a and
that of Thos. Wilcox & Co's on
30 September 1876, page 7f.
An obituary of J.A. Northmore, draper, and "pioneer of commercial advertising" is in the Register,
8 June 1891, page 5a.

J.N. Perry's store in Pirie Street is described in the Observer,
7 January 1871, page 14e and
new shops in Rundle Street on
7 January 1871, page 14e.

A. Cunningham's shop in Rundle Street is described in the Observer,
6 July 1872, page 8d,
Register,
8 January 1873, page 6d.

G.& W. Shierlaw's shop is described in the Register,
26 May 1876, page 5c;
a photograph of its cricket team is in The Critic,
8 January 1913, page 11.

Thos. Wilcox & Co's drapery store is described in the Register,
29 September 1876, page 5a.
H. Muirhead's jewellery shop on
5 August 1876, page 5c

Shops are described in the Chronicle,
15 January 1876, page 11f,
13 January 1877, page 7c.

"New Shops in Rundle Street" is in the Observer,
19 July 1879, page 14g.

"Seats for Shop Assistants" is in the Express,
11 August 1881, page 2c.

"Late Shopping" is in the Chronicle,
12 November 1881, page 5f.

"Christmas in the Shops" is in the Chronicle,
12 December 1896, page 18a.
"Christmas Preparations" in the Observer,
23 December 1899, page 14a.

A sketch of John W. Parkin's shop at 30 Rundle Street is in the Register,
18 January 1877, page 2e,
of Howell & Co's shop is in Frearson's Weekly,
29 June 1878, page 133 (also see under "Buildings),
of Main & Geyer's chemist shop on
16 November 1878, page 299,
of H.B. Hanson & Co's fruit and florist shop on
30 November 1878, page 315,
of Moseley's Oyster Rooms on
12 April 1879, page 65,
of S. Marshalls' music shop on
8 November 1879, page 323; also see
Register,
1 October 1925, page 11b.

F. Wilcox & Co's drapery store shops at "Muirhead's Corner",
Faulding's building and G. Moseley's Oyster Saloon are described in the Register,
18 January 1877, page 6f.

"Drapers' Show-Windows" is in the Register,
23 May 1877, page 5a.
A sketch is in The Adelaide Punch,
19 December 1868, page 11.

A sketch of Howell & Co's shop is in Frearson's Weekly,
29 June 1878, page 133,
of Main & Geyer's chemist shop on
16 November 1878, page 299,
of H.B. Hanson & Co's fruit and florist shop on
30 November 1878, page 315,
of Moseley's Oyster Rooms on
12 April 1879, page 65,
of S. Marshalls' music shop on
8 November 1879, page 323.

"A Sly Grog Shop" is in the Chronicle,
1 March 1879, page 5c.

W. Kither's butcher shop is described in the Register,
14 July 1879, page 5a and
L. Conrad's on
2 February 1881, page 5a.
"A Sanitary Butcher Shop [L. Conrad]" is in the Register,
29 February 1908, page 13i.
A photograph of its football team is in The Critic,
25 June 1913, page 16.

Rigby's shop is described in the Register,
13 August 1879, page 5a.
An obituary of Mr W.C. Rigby is in the Register,
15 July 1913, page 7b,
Observer,
19 July 1913, page 39a.
Information on Rigby's Ltd is in the Advertiser,
7 July 1951, page 6a.

"The Sunday-Trading Case" is in the Register,
22 November 1879, page 4c,
"Saturday Night Shopping" on
4 and 6 February 1880, pages 6f and 6g.

A "novel signboard" in G.P. Doolette's shop is described in the Register,
11 February 1881, page 5d.

A proposed arcade between Hindley Street and North Terrace is reported in the Register,
4 June 1881, page 5c; also see
20 July 1881, page 5c.
The shops in the Adelaide Arcade are described in the Express,
17 December 1895, page 4c.

Electric burglar alarms are discussed in the Register,
21 July 1883, page 5c.

"The Retail Bootshops" is in the Register,
12 February 1884, page 7d.

McLean Bros, Rigg & Co's shop in Hindley Street is reported upon in the Register,
7 February 1885, page 5c;
a sketch appears on
25 February 1885, page 2.

Information on Smith & Parker, drapers, is in the Express,
21 March 1885, page 3d.

"Cruelty to Shop Employees" is in the Register,
25 August 1885, page 7e.

Calder & Balfour's and Pritchard Bros shops are described in the Register,
5 September 1885, page 5b.

A fire at Miss Hackett's dressmaking establishment is reported in the Register,
19 January 1886, page 6g.

A refrigerator in James Hill's butcher shop is discussed in the Register,
13 January 1888, page 5b.

Information on the SA Mutual Stores is in the Register,
21 May 1889, page 7d.

"An Ingenious Shop Cash Service" is in the Observer,
16 August 1890, page 6e.

Biographical details of the draper, C.H. Goode, are in the Observer,
31 May 1890, page 33b.

Information on E.A. Petherick & Co, booksellers, is in the Express,
27 January 1891, page 3f
on Charlick Brothers' grocery shop in the Register,
15 June 1891, page 5d.

A Wednesday half-holiday for shop assistants is discussed in the Observer,
6 February 1892, page 30c.

"Saturday Night Shopping" is in the Register,
15 February 1894, page 4f,
"Sunday Trading" on
19 February 1898, page 4i,
7 April 1898, page 4h.
"What Saturday Closing Has Done" is in The Mail,
15 March 1913, page 9f.

J. Colton & Co's store is described in the Observer,
17 March 1894, page 13e,
Hall & Savage's drapery in the Express,
20 November 1894, page 4a.

"Shop Assistants and the Public" is in the Register,
28 July 1894, page 4f.

Porter's chemist shop is described in the Register,
7 June 1894, page 5b.

Articles headed "Round the Shops" are in the Register,
19, 20, 21 and 26 December 1894, pages 5e, 5f, 5h and 6a,
18, 19 and 21 December 1895, pages 6d, 7a and 8a.

An obituary of Charles Everett, "a pioneer grocer", is in the Express,
21 September 1892, page 4a.

Information on Wertheim's shop is in the Register,
18 December 1894, page 6g.
A photograph of Hugo Wertheim's Sewing machine and Piano Warehouse is in the Chronicle,
22 September 1900 (supplement),
advertisements for certain firms on
22 September 1900, pages 6-8 (supp.).
His obituary is in the Observer,
19 July 1919, page 22c.

Coles Book Arcade is described in the Express,
17 December 1895, page 2e and
Crawford & Co's grocery shop on
17 December 1895, page 2e;
a staff picnic is reported on
11 August 1896, page 3c; also see
11 December 1897, page 7d.

Photographs and information on a grocers' picnic are in the Express,
13 February 1896, page 3e,
Chronicle,
1 November 1902, page 43,
27 October 1906, page 28,
26 October 1907, page 29,
23 November 1912, page 30 and
of officials of the Retail Grocers' Association on
22 January 1910, page 31.

Information on the City Cash Grocery Store is in the Register,
22 October 1896, page 7b,
9 December 1898, page 6c,
Chronicle,
24 July 1897, page 18e,
Crawford & Co (inc. photo) on
18 December 1897 (supplement) and
Mr Harry Raphael's American Novelty Shop on
25 December 1897, page 15d.

Information on the Austral Cycle Agency is in the Register,
12 December 1896, page 7d.
The Triumph Cycle Agency is described in the Register,
19 December 1898, page 7c.
Information on Bullock's Cycle Stores is in the Register,
11 September 1913, page 13c.

The Town and Country Cash Store is described in the Express,
1 October 1897, page 3c,
the City Cash Grocery Store on
15 December 1897, page 4c,
Register,
23 December 1897, page 6c.

Information on Joel Moss's Clothing Palace is in the Register,
23 December 1897, page 6c,
Weekly Herald,
15 January 1898, page 9a.
His obituary is in the Express,
22 January 1894, page 2c.

"Around the Shops" is in the Observer,
24 December 1898, pages 15a-49a-51.

A street scene is sketched in The Critic,
16 December 1899, page 53.

"The Coliseum" is described in the Register,
16 March 1899, page 7f,
"The Coliseum Picnic" is in the Register,
31 October 1901, page 3f,
Express,
29 October 1903, page 2d
Register,
31 October 1903, page 9g.
"Fatality at the Coliseum - Fall Down a Lift Well" is in the Register,
14 September 1907, page 9c.

Information on and a photograph of Max Swift's Furniture Warehouse are in the Register,
31 August 1899, page 7d,
Chronicle,
23 September 1899, page 7 (supp.).

J. Woodman's Piano and Organ Warehouse is described in the Register,
25 November 1899, page 10g.

Burlington House is described in the Register,
14 December 1899, page 6f.

"A Riot in Adelaide - Wrecking a Grocery Store" is in the Advertiser,
22 May 1900, page 6b.

A photograph and other information on Hooper's Furnishing Arcade is in the Chronicle,
20 July 1901, (supplement);
a history of the company is in the Register,
28 June 1928, page 7e.

"Cooperative Coupon Company - The Modern Santa Claus" is in the Register,
21 December 1899, page 4c,
"Should Coupons be Abolished" on
29 October 1901, pages 4f-9e.
"The Coupon System" for shopping is traversed in the Advertiser,
2, 29 and 31 October 1901, pages 9f, 9c and 8d,
29 April 1903, page 8c,
14 May 1903, page 6g.

Photographs of shopkeepers and staff are in The Critic,
22 February 1902, page 24.

Bridgland & Atterton's shop (clothing and tailoring) is described in the Register,
15 September 1903, page 3i.
A photograph of a cricket team is in The Critic,
10 January 1910, page 10,

"A Modern Emporium" is in the Advertiser,
16 August 1902, page 10b.

A photograph of J.J. Foale's drapery shop in Rundle Street is in the Chronicle,
8 March 1902, page 42.

"Old Memories - As It Was" is in the Register,
30 June 1903, page 9a and
of Leopold Conrad in the Observer,
21 December 1918, page 12d.
Information on his butcher shop is in The News,
13 October 1938, page 8.

Information on the Austral Stores in Hindley Street is in the Express,
13 November 1903, page 4g,
on Perryman's jewellery store on
21 December 1903, page 2c,
Register,
22 December 1903, page 8f.

"The Qualifications of a Grocer" is in the Register,
21 October 1904, page 4h.

Shop-lifting is discussed in the Observer,
21 May 1892, page 30c,
"Lady Shop Lifters" is in the Advertiser,
30 December 1903, page 8a,
"Women Thieves" in the Register,
13 February 1908, page 7f,
"Shoplifting - The Way It Is Done" in the Register,
12 January 1909, page 7b;
"Shoplifters at Work" in the Register,
24 December 1909, page 6g,
Advertiser,
24 December 1910, page 6g,
"The Shoplifter - A Menace to the Trade" in the Observer,
10 January 1914, page 36b,
"The Shoplifter - A Menace to Traders" in the Register on
8 January 1914, page 7e.

"Shop Thefts" is in the Advertiser,
11 June 1914, pages 6d-7c,
"Shop-Lifting Sinners" in The Mail,
9 March 1918,
"Shoplifting - Rife in Adelaide" in the Observer,
15 October 1927, page 54a, page 2f,
"Shoplifters' Ways" in the Advertiser,
25 September 1931, page 18h,
"Treatment of Shoplifters" on
10 February 1933, page 20h,
"All the Wiles of a Shoplifter" in The News,
8 August 1932, page 4e.
"A Cool Summer - How it Affects Business" is in the Observer,
27 February 1904, page 40b.

"Bargains and Bargain-Hunters" is in the Register,
13 July 1905, page 4h.

An obituary of Mr A.W. Dobbie is in the Express,
19 July 1912, page 3e.

A fire at Heyne, Potter & Co's florist shop is reported in the Express,
31 July 1905, page 4c.

"Regulating Barbers' Shops" is in the Advertiser,
21 December 1905, page 6d,
"Half an Hour in a Barber's Shop - A Human Talking Machine" on
22 June 1907, page 11c.
Register,
20 December 1905, page 7d.

Information on Foy and Gibson's is in the Express,
12 May 1906, page 1e,
Register, 4 July 1906, page 4e.

Biographical details of Alexander Dowie, bootmaker, are in the Register,
7 September 1906, page 4h and
an obituary on
19 July 1909, page 7b.
A photograph of and information on Alexander Dowie are in the Observer,
15 September 1906, page 28e.

"Union of Grocery Firms" is in the Register,
27 July 1907, page 6g.

"A City Explosion - Ammunition Shop Demolished" is in the Register,
24 February 1909, page 5e.

"The Grocery Trade" is in The Herald,
6 and 13 October 1906, pages 11a and 10a.

"On Approval - The Trial of a Shopkeeper" is in the Register,
10 March 1910, page 6g.

A gift of a kiosk for the rotunda reserve is reported in the Register,
12 May 1909, page 5a,
Advertiser,
18 and 25 May 1909, pages 9g and 11b,
22 June 1909, page 9e; also see
Register,
22 June 1909, page 4h,
24 August 1909, page 4f,
23 October 1909, page 12g,
18 March 1910, page 10d.
The opening of the Sir Edwin Smith Kiosk is reported in the Register,
16 and 18 March 1910, pages 6h and 10d.

Information on the pianola company is in the Chronicle,
11 December 1909, page 45e;
a photograph of the importation of 81 pianos is in the Observer,
16 september 1911, page 29,
Chronicle,
30 September 1911, page 32.

The Adelaide Supply Stores are described in the Advertiser,
10 September 1910, page 15e.

"Filthy Food Shops" is in the Register,
15 June 1911, page 7e.

"Standard Verandahs" is in the Register,
15 August 1911, page 4f,
"Are Balconies Doomed" on
19 and 25 August 1911, pages 13a and 4e,
29 September 1911, page 5a.

F.C. Catt's store is described in the Register,
25 August 1911, page 9d.

"Hairdressing Saloons - An Important By-Law" is in the Express,
11 September 1911, page 1h.

An obituary of A.W. Dobbie is in the Express,
19 July 1912, page 3e.

"Bargain Sales - How They Draw the Ladies" is in the Advertiser,
10 July 1913, page 9b,
"Sale-Time Shopping - Some of Its Humour" is in the Register,
6 January 1914, page 8d,
Observer,
10 January 1914, page 46a.

Information on Allan's Ltd "A Centre of Musical Life in Adelaide" is in The Mail,
24 January 1914, page 7a.
An obituary of a manager, A.J. Chapman is in the Advertiser,
7 September 1937, page 14e.

The premises of Charles Atkins & Company Ltd, machine merchants, are discussed in the Register,
26 March 1914, page 9f.

"Craven & Armstrong's shop is discussed in the Register,
19 November 1914, page 8c.

Information on the Globe Import Company's premises is in the Register,
17 July 1915, page 13c.

"A Magnet in Rundle Street [Sneyd's Emporium]" is in the Register,
4 December 1915, page 10g.
A photograph and information on Sneyd's "Burlington House" are in The Critic,
15 April 1914, page 9.

"The Hapless Grocer", by Fred Charlick, is in the Register,
13 and 18 February 1918, pages 8f and 6e.

A "deluxe" meat store is reported upon in the Register,
20 November 1920, page 12a.

Information on C.J. Young Shoe Co. Ltd is in the Register,
9 August 1921, page 9e.

"Sentiment and Shopping" is in the Register,
19 December 1921, page 6d.

Information on F. Basse & Co is in the Register,
9 January 1923, page 9b.

Biographical details of John W. Davis, jeweller, are in the Register,
3 February 1923, page 8f.

"How Shopkeepers Are Swindled" is in the Advertiser,
1 August 1923, page 9a.

An obituary of Mr Rudolph Buring is in the Observer,
25 August 1923, page 39a.

Information on Perryman & Co, jewellers, is in the Advertiser,
21 November 1923, page 15f and
Savery's Pianos on
5 April 1924, page 18e.

Information on the Central Traders' Association is in the Register,
16 February 1924, page 10d.

Information on Lenroc Ltd is in the Register,
9 July 1924, page 7c.

The reminiscences of Joseph J. Sharp are in the Observer,
4 October 1924, page 27a.

"S.O. Beilby - Adelaide's Quality Cut Price Grocer" is in the Advertiser,
9 October 1924, page 11f; also see
The News,
6 and 27 August 1931, pages 14 and 6a.

Biographical details of Harry A. Dale, chemist, are in the Observer,
4 April 1925, page 37d

"Streets and Shops Flooded" is in The News,
6 February 1925, page 1.

Information on Donaldson's Ltd is in the Register,
2 July 1925, page 7b,
on Jolly Brothers & Co. Ltd on
3 July 1925, page 11a.

The "Cash and Carry" store is discussed in the Register,
24 April 1926, page 14f,
"A Chat With its Founder" on
28 March 1927, page 12a; also see
The News,
14 May 1931, pages 10 and 11.

"Flourishing Fitch's - Notable Business Corner" is in the Register,
4 June 1926, page 10d; also see
11 August 1927, page 10g.

Information on the Central Ham Shop is in The News,
8 July 1926, page 5d.

Edment's new store is discussed in the Advertiser,
19 August 1926, page 9e.

"Fried Fish and Chips - First Dealer Makes Fortune" is in The News,
7 June 1927, page 12c.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs M.J. Clark, bookseller, is reported in the Register,
26 July 1927, page 10a.

"Cash Orders" is in the Register, 9 September 1927, page 8b.

H.G. Rogers' jewellery shop is described in the Observer,
10 December 1927, page 27e.

"Beware; Pickpockets" is in The Mail,
24 September 1927, page 10.

"Sale Time in Adelaide" is in the Register,
20 January 1928, page 11d.

"Shopping Without Cash - Generous Terms at Cox Bros." is in the Register,
6 and 15 February 1928, pages 10a and 11b.

"Mail Order Magic" is in the Register,
20 April 1928, page 11d.

"Nation of Shopkeepers" is in The Mail,
22 September 1928, page 1c.

"Parking Babies - Shopping Up To Date" is in the Advertiser,
17 December 1929, page 14g.

Information on the Cabin Cafe is in The News,
4 March 1931, page 5.

"Myer's Restaurant Ready Soon" is in The News,
14 September 1933, page 15c.

Information on W.H. Gibb & Sons Ltd is in The News,
9 January 1935, page 7.

The diamond jubilee of James Smith Ltd is reported in the Advertiser,
23 January 1935, page 20a.
A photograph of a cricket team is in The Critic,
10 January 1910, page 10.

Sunday trading is discussed in The Mail,
18 May 1935, page 7f.

Information on Woolworths is in The Mail,
13 June 1936, page 29d,
31 October 1936, page 21.

Shops - Obituaries

An obituary of W. Geyer, chemist, is in the Register, 7 and 8 October 1863, pages 2e and 2h.

An obituary of J.J. Barclay, tailor and clothier, is in the Register, 22 May 1867, page 2c.

An obituary of John Davis, watchmaker and jeweller, is in the Register, 11 November 1868, page 2e.

An obituary of John Winnall, draper, is in the Register, 20 May 1871, p. 8g.

An obituary of Charles Platt, bookseller and stationer, is in the Register, 15 November 1871, page 5c,
Observer, 18 November 1871, page 8a.

An obituary of O.W. Christen is in the Register, 14 January 1878, page 5a,
of Mr John Howell, bookseller, 6 August 1878, page 5a, Express, 7 August 1878, page 2c,
of Henry Muirhead, jeweller, in the Register, 24 February 1880, page 5a,
of George Rhodes, ironmonger, on 11 March 1880, page 4g,
of E. Hackett, seedsman, on 7 December 1887, page 5b,
of John McKechnie, chemist, on 25 June 1897, page 5a.

An obituary of Peter Cumming, draper, is in the Register, 9 July 1881, page 5e,
of J.M. Linklater, grocer, on 18 December 1882, page 5b,
of W.G. Coombs on 8 November 1884, page 5c,
of Ralph Raphael, draper, on 30 October 1890, page 5a,
of Charles Everett, grocer, on 20 September 1892, page 5b,
of Peter McRostie, grocer, on 1 May 1893, page 5a,
of William Rhodes, ironmonger, on 13 July 1893, page 5c,
of F.J. Kroencke, glass engraver, on 18 February 1896, page 5b.

An obituary of Charles Jacobs, merchant, is in the Register, 3 August 1886, page 5b,
of Joseph Lloyd, draper, on 16 October 1886, page 5b,
of C.E. Horton, bookseller, on 27 April 1887, page 5d,
of Samuel Bakewell, grocer, on 24 and 25 September 1888, pages 5b and 5b,
of Salis Schlank, jeweller, on 28 June 1892, page 5b,
of W.D. Allott, chemist, on 19 November 1892, page 5d,
of W.G. Roberts, stationer, on 7 December 1892, page 5c.

An obituary of Mrs Leaver, the former proprietor of the "Iron Hat Shop", is in the Register,
28 July 1887, page 5a.

An obituary of James Archibald, draper, is in the Observer, 27 February 1892, page 35d,
of W.J. Basham, storekeeper, on 25 June 1892, page 30a,
of Charles Everett, one of the pioneer grocers, on 24 September 1892, page 30a,
of William Rhodes, ironmonger, on 15 July 1893, page 30b,
of Thomas Padman, ironmonger on 5 August 1893, page 15e,
of James Leaver, hatter, on 19 August 1893, page 15b,
of Joel Moss, shopkeeper, on 27 January 1894, page 13d,
of James Counsell, shopkeeper, on 11 August 1894, page 30a,
of James Robin, merchant, on 28 July 1894, page 30b.

An obituary of George Shaw, draper, is in the Register,
15 January 1895, page 5b.

An obituary of John Newland, tailor, who was "the first Rechabite who landed and in his house the first Tent was opened", is in the Register,
24 July 1885, page 5c.

An obituary of James Robin, merchant, is in the Register, 25 and 27 July 1894, pages 5b and 7g,
of F.E. Grundy, chemist, on 27 April 1896, page 4h,
of T.H. Viney, timber merchant, on 17 October 1896, page 5d,
of Henry Wilson, merchant, on 20 September 1898, page 4i,
of Henry Heuzenroeder, chemist, on 15 November 1898, page 7h.

An obituary of Charles Everett, "a pioneer grocer", is in the Express, 21 September 1892, page 4a,
of Peter McRostie, a grocer, in the Observer, 6 May 1893, page 30a.

An obituary of George Shaw, shopkeeper, is in the Observer, 19 January 1895, page 30a,
of William Fax, grocer, on 8 June 1895, page 30a,
of Gabriel Bennett, butcher and stock and station agent, on 7 September 1895, page 30c,
of H. Ronde, cabinet maker, on 5 September 1896, page 30e,
of T.H. Viney, timber merchant, on 17 October 1896, page 27a.

An obituary of Frederic J. Koehncke, picture framer, is in the Observer,
22 February 1896, page 29e.

An obituary of William S. Mayfield, cabinet maker, is in the Observer, 23 January 1897, page 29a,
of F. Armbruster, tobacconist, on 13 February 1897, page 30c,
of W.L. Morris, wagon builder, on 20 February 1897, page 29e,
of J.F. Whillas, printer, on 20 March 1897, page 11b,
of John S. Sanders, merchant, on 1 May 1897, page 28e,
of George R. Debney, furniture maker, on 22 May 1897, page 28d,
of John McKechnie, chemist, on 26 June 1897, page 28e,
of J.W. Hugall, baker & confectioner, on 7 August 1897, page 13b,
of Thomas E. Symes, manager of Birks the Chemist's shop, on 11 September 1897, page 30b.

An obituary of Miss Mary Hosier, "one of the first to open a shop in Adelaide", is in the Register,
1 July 1897, page 7c.

An obituary of W.H. Belcher is in the Observer, 22 January 1898, page 29c,
of Henry Heuzenroeder, chemist, on 19 November 1898, page 16d,
of George Phillips, ironmonger, on 7 July 1900, page 28d,
of Abraham Bermann, tobacconist, on 1 March 1902, page 28a,
of Herbert Sale, grocer, on 17 May 1902, page 22a,
of William Hitchcox, chemist on 6 September 1902, page 21c,
of J.T Ralph, tobacco processor, on 15 November 1902, page 34d,
of Alfred Sawtell, jeweller, on 6 September 1902, page 37a,
of Charles Cross, chemist, on 5 March 1904, page 34c,
of John E. Shierlaw, tailor, on 8 October 1904, page 20c,
of John Bricknell, baker, on 12 November 1904, page 34e,
of L.H.L. Suhard, jeweller, on 19 November 1904, page 34d.

An obituary of Joel Lyons is in the Chronicle,
27 August 1898, page 17c.

An obituary of J.T. Fitch, draper, is in the Register,
16 May 1902, page 5b.

An obituary of Mr G. Scarfe is in the Observer, 18 April 1903, page 21a;
also see Chronicle, 25 April 1903, page 34c.

An obituary of William C. Hutchison, shoemaker, is in the Observer, 10 June 1905, page 34c,
of John Tanner, grocer and draper, on 24 June 1905, page 36d,
of Arthur J. Selway on 16 September 1905, page 38d,
of Joseph Parker, chemist, on 14 October 1905, page 40d,
of W.T. Tampion, furniture dealer, on 18 November 1905, page 28d,
of A.W. Sandford, merchant, on 6 January 1906, page 38b,
of Horace Dean, draper, on 9 June 1906, page 38d,
of W.H.C. Dittmar on 30 June 1906, page 38c,
of E.C. Rix, chemist, on 8 September 1906, page 38d,
of G. Blackeby, bootmaker, on 27 April 1907, page 38d,
of G. McDonald, tailor, on 20 July 1907, page 40d,
of William Hartly on 3 August 1907, page 40c,
of Otto Boettger, optician, on 7 September 1907, page 40e,
of Thomas Cornish, watchmaker, on 23 November 1907, page 26e.

An obituary of Joseph Parker, chemist, is in the Register, 9 October 1905, page 4i.

An obituary of Octavius Ranford, grocer, is in the Observer, 13 June 1908, page 40b,
of John F. Turner, butcher, on 1 August 1908, page 40a,
of George Duke, bookbinder, on 29 August 1908, page 40d,
of C.G.L. Schulze, jeweller, on 12 September 1908, page 40a,
of J.M. Dowie, tailor, on 5 December 1908, page 40a,
of J.A. Muller on 13 March 1909, page 40b,
of F.C.W. Brugemann on 17 July 1909, page 42b,
of Alexander Dowie, bootmaker, on 24 July 1909, page 41a,
of Thomas Coultas, tailor, on 16 October 1909, page 40a.

An obituary of H.T. Dorsett, chemist, is in the Register, 30 January 1909, page 7b,
of David Robin on 25 February 1914, page 14a,
of F.C. Bowen, jeweller, on 31 March 1914, page 10a,
of Robert Hutton, chemist, on 25 May 1914, page 8a,
of R.T. Jacobs, leather merchant, on 3 October 1914, page 8g,
of Montague Levy, tobacconist, on 17 November 1914, page 4h.

An obituary of Walter Bermingham, boot dealer, is in the Observer, 17 September 1910, page 41a,
of J.H. Afford, grocer, on 8 April 1911, page 41a,
of W.H. Sharland, draper, on 5 August 1911, page 41b,
of R. Martin, draper, on 12 October 1912, page 41a,
of Carl J. Habich, baker, on 19 October 1912, page 41a.

An obituary of W.B. Stephens, bookseller, is in the Observer, 8 March 1913, page 41a,
of Henry J. Packer, butcher, on 15 February 1913, page 41a,
of David Robin, draper, on 28 February 1914, page 41b,
of F.C. Bowen, jeweller, on 4 April 1914, page 41a,
of Robert Hutton, chemist, on 30 May 1914, page 41b,
of R.T. Jacobs, leather merchant, on 10 October 1914, page 42a,
of Isaac S. Coombs on 26 June 1915, page 46a,
of Patrick Whelan, draper, on 21 August 1915, page 46a,
of William Russell, bootmaker, on 2 October 1915, page 45a,
of Richard Hounslow, fruiterer, on 13 November 1915, page 46b,
of William Young on 25 December 1915, page 44a.

An obituary of W.H. Timmins, butcher, is in the Observer, 1 January 1916, page 44a,
of John Porter, chemist, on 5 August 1916, page 33a,
of W.T. Flint, ironmonger, on 30 September 1916, page 35a,
of Frederick Herring, monumental mason, on 18 November 1916, page 34d,
of Henry Oliver, furniture dealer, on 23 December 1916, page 21a,
of T.M. Young, chemist, on 20 October 1917, page 12d.

An obituary of William Young is in the Register, 21 December 1915, page 4g,
of Edwin Parks, confectioner, on 12 December 1918, page 6g,
of Kenneth Gunn, tailor, on 24 April 1923, page 8h.

An obituary of W.T. Flint is in the Express, 25 September 1916, page 3e,
of J.N. Taylor in the Observer, 29 May 1920, page 12b,
of W.J.A. Lovely, chemist, on 24 May 1919, page 6g,
of William S. Johnson, clothier, on 22 June 1920, page 7c.

An obituary of Henry Cronin, draper, is in the Observer, 6 April 1918, page 19d,
of Edward Runge, chemist, on 21 September 1918, page 44a,
of William Cornell, tobacconist, on 4 October 1919, page 21b,
of H.J. Pearce, bootmaker, on 8 November 1919, page 23e,
of C.P. Rosenhaim, watchmaker, on 22 November 1919, page 20a.

An obituary of W.S. Johnson, clothier, is in the Observer, 26 June 1920, page 31d,
of W.H. Birks, chemist, on 15 August 1925, page 45b,
of G.W. Rose on 13 March 1926, page 37c,
of Joseph Harris, chemist, on 8 January 1927, page 28b,
of E.F. Gryst, chemist, on 28 May 1927, page 43b,
of William Wadey on 11 February 1928, page 32b,
of C.F. Haselgrove, ironmonger, on 18 February 1928, page 55c,
of M.J. Clarke, bookseller, on 2 June 1928, page 11a,
of Edwin Storr, tailor, on 29 September 1928, page 50a,
of S.A. Cooper, chemist, on 6 October 1928, page 49a.

An obituary of Mr Rudolph Buring is in the Observer, 25 August 1923, page 39a.

An obituary of J.M. Clarke, bookseller, is in the Register, 29 May 1928, page 13b.