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Bair St

-  South West

bair street

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Crown Allotment 7

24 McCartin Street, Leongatha.

  • G E Matthewman, tailor 1898 - 1904

  • W J Leask, saddlery 1903 - 1906

  • Miss Mary O’Sullivan, dressmaker 1905 - 1906

  • J Flanagan, bootmaker 1907

  • Angus McKinnon, real estate 1907 -

  • A E Nickless, hairdresser and tobacconist 1910 - 1920

  • Albert Simon, hairdresser and tobacconist 1922 - 1938.

  • Harry Dodd, SP Bookie

  • E A Dyer, fruiterer 1933 - 1936

  • Reuben Dyer, fruiterer 1938 – 1947

  • Leah’s Stationery 1973 - 1974

  • Leongatha Travel Service 1973 - 2001

  • Sanders Stationery 1978

  • Leongatha Stationery & Travel 1983 - 1993

  • Wooranda Tours 1989 - 1998

  • Shaun Cross real estate – 2001 - 2004

  • Grosvenor Perry Estate Agents 2005 - 2010

  • Forage & Grind Café 2016 - 2022

  • Lyon & Bair café 2023 - Present

Crown Allotment 8

28 McCartin Street, Leongatha.

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  • Owen Martin’s Livery Stables 1919 - 1928.

  • Leongatha Motor Garage (E A Cole) 1915 - 1918

  • Leongatha Motor Garage & Engineering Works (Conway & Sayers) 1918 - 1920

  • Munro & Edney Motor Garage & Engineering Works 1920 - 1921

  • C Edney’s Motor Garage 1922

  • Bank of New South Wales 1964 - 1982

  • Westpac Bank 1982 - 2022

  • Prior Law incorporating Oakleys Law 2023

 

 

Crown Allotment 9

30 McCartin Street, Leongatha

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  • Leongatha Motor Garage (E A Cole) 1915 – 1918

  • Leongatha Motor Garage & Engineering Works (Conway & Sayers) 1918 - 1920

  • Munro’s Garage 1919

  • Owen Martin’s Livery Stables 1919 - 1928.

  • Munro & Edney Motor Garage & Engineering Works 1920 - 1921

  • C Edney’s Motor Garage 1922

  • H Whimpey, fruiterer and confectioner 1925 – 1926

  • H Whimpey grocer 1927

  • R H Wilkinson grocer 1928 - 1930

  • James Conway’s Garage 1931 - 1947

  • R Ordish, fruiterer 1933 - 1935

  • Erle C Goodacre bakery and pastrycook 1938

  • Emmerson Bros. Bakery 1939

  • R Galway bakery 1939 - 1943

  • Turner bakery 1972 - 1979

  • F & N Blenheim’s Bakery 1956 - 1958

  • H R Burrows & Sons Newsagency 1965 - 1976

  • Watchorns Newsagency 1987 - 2022

  • Nextra Longatha Newsagency 2022 - Present

Crown Allotment 8

26 McCartin Street, Leongatha.

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  • Frank Geach, solicitor 1903 - 1904

  • Misses L & M Cronin, dressmakers 1905 - 1919.

  • J Norris Leongatha Sports Depot  - 1947

  • Wal and Ron Dunlop’s Leongatha Sports Depot 1947

  • George & Hayes, TV sales 1959

  • E. George, radio and electrical

  • Fowler’s Footwear  

  • Lorine, frocks and corsetry 1964 - 1971

  • Rafferty’s Sportswear 1972 - 1999

  • Shan’s Lingerie & Leisure 1999 - 20

  • Char & Co. Footwear 2022 - Present

Crown Allotment 9

28 McCartin Street, Leongatha

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  • Owen Martin’s Livery Stables 1919 - 1928.

  • Leongatha Motor Garage (E A Cole) 1915 - 1918

  • Leongatha Motor Garage & Engineering Works (Conway & Sayers) 1918 - 1920

  • Munro & Edney Motor Garage & Engineering Works 1920 - 1921

  • C Edney’s Motor Garage 1922

  • Bank of New South Wales 1964 - 1982

  • Westpac Bank 1982 - 2022

  • Prior Law incorporating Oakleys Law 2023

Crown Allotment 10

32 McCartin Street, Leongatha

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  • Bank of Australasia 1890 - 1951

  • ANZ Bank 1951 -             

  • Miss E Keating Ladies Hairdresser, Bank Building 1942 - 1947

  • Ladies Hairdressing Salon, E. Zeuschner above Bank 1956 - 1961

  • Ladies Hairdressing Salon, Mrs M. Osborne above Bank

  • Ted Langdon Chiropractor

  • ANZ ARCADE BUILT

  • George Hines Pharmacy ANZ Arcade Aug 1991 - 2005.

  • Leading Edge Computers 2006 -

  • 60 Degrees Coffee Eatery café 2016 - 2017

Crown Allotment 33

34 McCartin Street, Leongatha

Crown Allotment 32

23 McCartin Street,. Leongatha

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  • Colonial Bank of Australasia 1899 - 1911

  • G A Sayers, Saddler 1911 - 1914

  • Field’s Pioneer Saddlery 1914

  • John R Hall, saddler 1921

  • Hall & Goller, saddlers and harness makers 1921 - 1923

  • H V Goller Sports Depot & Saddlery 1924 - 1936

  • N J Wilson drapery 1927 - 1952

  • Ivette’s, upstairs 1947

  • Shalimar Beauty Salon, upstairs after Ivette's 1947

  • Des Whyte, tailor, upstairs above N J Wilson’s Drapery 1952

  • F P Joel Electrical, radio, tv 1959 - 1969

  • Materia Bros Fruit Market  1971 - 1994

  • Materia’s Fruit Supply 1995

  • Leongatha Fruit & Vegetable Supplies 1996

  • Continental Palace fruit and vegetables 1998

  • Leongatha Health Foods 2001 - 2004

  • Leongatha Health, Nutrition & Wholefoods 2008 - 2018

  • Jorgiakate Clothing 2022 - 2023

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  • Colonial Bank of Australasia 1911 - 1977

  • National Australia Bank 1978 - Present

Crown Allotment 31

25 McCartin Street, Leongatha

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  • O. Gilpin’s Drapery 1924 - 1936

  • Leongatha Furnishers ( C B Lloyd, late WAAAF)) 1946 - 1947

  • F & G Stores 1949 - 1951

  • Permewans Liquor 1981 - 1982

  • Permewans Tuckerbag grocery 1988

  • Kelvin John’s Retravision 1990 - 2012

  • Kelvin John’s Bi-Rite Electrical 2013 - 2016

  • Empty Shop 2016 - 2022

  • Reject Shop 2022 – Present

Crown Allotment 31

27 McCartin Street, Leongatha

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  • W Milner, baker 1903 - 1907

  • Miss M Lyne, photographer (upstairs above Milner’s bakery) 1903 - 1907

  • S George & Co, Cash Drapers 1904 - 1906

  • Miss H Speed, Tea Rooms 1905

  • Mikado Tea Rooms (Mrs Barrett) 1906

  • Dean Bros., Drapers 1907

  • Misses F & C McDonald Tea Rooms 1907

  • James Renwick Pioneer Bootmaker 1908 – 1930

  • E S Callanan, dentist 1905 - 1915

  • Richard Edwards bootmaker 1910 - 1920

  • G E Matthewman, tailor 1910 - 1918

  • Leongatha Bakery, confectioner, fruiterer (prop. A C Bishop) 1915 - 1919

  • J L Shearer’s Bakery 1921 - 1926

  • E S Callanan & A N Poulton, dentists 1915 - 1933

  • Wilfred Johnson’s Bakery 1931 - 1935

  • Willan’s Photography Studio 1935

  • T S Nancarrow, baker 1938

  • W V Philpot, bootmaker and repairer 1933 - 1939

  • F W Tilley’s Bakery 1938 - 1966

  • Miller’s Bakery 1966 - 1968

  • Ida Gannon frock shop

  • Permewans Liquor 1981 - 1982

  • Permewans Tuckerbag grocery 1988

  • Kelvin John’s Retravision 1990 - 2012

  • Kelvin John’s Bi-Rite Electrical 2013 - 2016

  • Empty Shop 2016 - 2022

  • Reject Shop 2022 – Present

Crown Allotment 31

29 McCartin Street, Leongatha

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Crown Allotment 30

31 McCartin Street, Leongatha

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  • W Milner, baker 1903 - 1907

  • Miss M Lyne, photographer (upstairs above Milner’s bakery) 1903 - 1907

  • S George & Co, Cash Drapers 1904 - 1906

  • Miss H Speed, Tea Rooms 1905

  • Mikado Tea Rooms (Mrs Barrett) 1906

  • Dean Bros., Drapers 1907

  • Misses F & C McDonald Tea Rooms 1907

  • James Renwick Pioneer Bootmaker 1908 - 1930

  • E S Callanan, dentist 1905 - 1915

  • Richard Edwards bootmaker 1910 - 1920

  • G E Matthewman, tailor 1910 - 1918

  • Leongatha Bakery, confectioner, fruiterer (prop. A C Bishop) 1915 - 1919

  • J L Shearer’s Bakery 1921 - 1926

  • Gannon Bros, Butchers 1921 - 1930

  • E S Callanan & A N Poulton, dentists 1915 - 1933

  • Wilfred Johnson’s Bakery 1931 - 1935

  • J H Gannon, butcher 1931 - 1933

  • Willan’s Photography Studio 1935

  • T S Nancarrow, baker 1938

  • W V Philpot, bootmaker and repairer 1933 - 1939

  • J A Gannon, butcher 1933 - 1938

  • Gannon & Co, butchers 1942 - 1944

  • Avery & Campbell Butchery 1947 - 1952

  • F W Tilley’s Bakery 1938 - 1966

  • H Avery, butcher  1958

  • F W Tilley’s Bakery 1938 - 1966

  • Bank of New South Wales - 1964

  • R E Pease menswear 1964

  • Miller’s Bakery 1966 - 1968

  • Ida Gannon frock shop

  • Permewans Liquor 1981 - 1982

  • Permewans Tuckerbag grocery 1988

  • Kelvin John’s Retravision 1990 - 2012

  • Kelvin John’s Bi-Rite Electrical 2013 - 2016

  • Empty Shop 2016 - 2022

  • Reject Shop 2022 - Present

  • Miss M E Wright, fruiterer and confectioner 1918 - 1919

  • Mrs J S Wright, fruiterer and confectioner 1920 - 1926

  • R E Pease & Co Menswear 1966

  • McCartin Street Optometrists 1990 - 2002

  • South Gippsland Insurance Services 2002 - 2013

  • Employment Innovations Victoria 2012

  • Gippsland Nails 2020 - Present

Crown Allotment 30

33 McCartin Street, Leongatha

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  • Terry Ahern Silent Picture Theatre

  • F P Joel 1947 - 1959

  • Rod Hayes Electrical 1959 - 1961

  • Malvern Star Stores 1963 - 1969

  • Homecrafts 1970 - 1984

  • Leongatha Videos 1990 - 1994

  • Soundwave Electronics 1994 - 2001

  • McCartin Street Optometrists 2019 – Present

Crown Allotment 29

37 McCartin Street, Leongatha

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Crown Allotment 29

35 McCartin Street, Leongatha

  • Cole Bros, hay & corn merchants 1903

  • J M Gibson, hay and corn store 1904 - 1907

  • G A Edwards fruit and vegetable market 1910 - 1913

  • Herbert Allan Phillips real estate agents 1917 - 1921

  • Herbert A Phillips & Co, machinery, insurance and real estate agents 1922 - 1947

  • H A Biggs, skins, furs, wool and hides – rear of H A Phillips 1939 - 1947

  • D & K McLennan, auctioneers and real estate 1952

  • Homecrafts 1971 - 1984

  • Kelly Bros 1974 - 1986

  • Billy Guyatt’s whitegoods 1990 - 1992

  • Fennell’s Sportscene 1999 - 2002

  • Fennell’s Sports & Surf

  • Leongatha Sportscene 2000

  • Fennells Sportspower 2003 - 2006

  • Sportfirst sporting equipment and clothing 2010 - 2023

  • Sportspower, sporting equipment and clothing 2023 - Present

Crown Allotment 29

39 McCartin Street

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  • William Hartley Wells Furnishing Warehouse 1942 - 1947

  • Hartley Wells Furniture Pty Ltd 1956 - 1974

  • Homecrafts 1971 - 1976

  • Kelly Bros 1974 - 1986

  • Billy Guyatt’s whitegoods 1989 - 1992

  • Chandlers 1992 - 1995

  • Fennell’s Sportscene 1999 - 2002

  • Fennell’s Sports & Surf

  • Leongatha Sportscene 2000

  • Fennells Sportspower 2003 - 2006

  • Sportfirst sporting equipment and clothing 2010 - 2023

  • Sportspower, sporting equipment and clothing 2023 - Present

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  • “Leongatha Echo” newspaper office 1947

  • Homecrafts 1971 - 1976

  • Kelly Bros 1974 - 1986

  • Billy Guyatt’s whitegoods 1989 - 1992

  • Chandlers 1992 - 1995

  • Fennell’s Sportscene 1999 - 2002

  • Fennell’s Sports & Surf

  • Leongatha Sportscene 2000

  • Fennells Sportspower 2003 - 2006

  • Sportfirst sporting equipment and clothing 2010 - 2023

  • Sportspower, sporting equipment and clothing 2023 - Present

Gippsland bush undergrowth and tree ferns

The Leongatha & District Historical Society acknowledges the Bunurong & Gunaikurnai people as the Traditional Custodians of this land and their continued connection to land, sea, and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past & present.

© Leongatha & District Historical Society Inc. 1985 - 2023

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