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From: Julie Stokes <>
Subject: Some useful stuff I found
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 07:27:10 +1030

Hi all, just been reading a useful book - the South Australian Gazetteer
- I have the 1866 version here. Found a stack of business houses in
Adelaide in 1866 - along with proprietors names etc. Thought it might be
useful to someone.

>From South Australian Gazetteer and Road Guide - 1866 (F.F. Bailliere)

Banks and Other Establishments - Adelaide SA 1866
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South Australian Banking Company
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Inspector & Colonial Manager - John Coleman Dixon Esq.
Local Directors - Hon. William Milne, George Young Esq., Neville Blythe
Esq. M.P.
Manager - William Selby Douglas Esq.
Acting Accountant - James Steele Esq.
Tellers - Mr. F.D. Hodge, Mr. A.J. Birks
Port Adelaide Branch Manager - T.J. Mitchell Esq.
Gawler Branch Manager - J.A. Buchanan Esq.
Robe Branch Manager - Thomas D. Smeaton Esq.
Wallaroo & Kadina Branch Manager - A.J.Jamieson Esq.
Moonta Branch Manager - J.R. Corpe Esq.
Pt Elliot, Port Victor & Goolwa Branch Manager - John Henderson Esq.
Mt Pleasant Branch Manager - Henry Stapledon Esq.
Tanunda Branch Manager - C. Von Bertouch Esq.

National Bank of Australasia
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Local Directors - Hon. Arthur Blyth M.P., Thomas Graves Esq. J.P.,
Joseph Peacock Esq. J.P., Hon. Abraham Scott, M.L.C.
Manager - Edmund Mackenzie Young
Accountant - Richard G. Prole
Inspector of Branches - Richard G. Wilkinson

English, Scottish & Australian Chartered Bank
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Local Directors - Hon. Thomas Elder M.L.C., Hon. John Morphett M.L.C.,
George Young Esq.
Manager - John Brodie Spence
Accountant - William Henry Stratford

The Bank of Adelaide
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Directors - Hon. Henry Ayres M.L.C., George P. Harris Esq., Hon. Thomas
Magarey M.L.C., Thomas G. Wterhouse Esq.
Manager - John Souttar Esq.
Accountant - Henry Stodart Esq.
Kapunda Branch Manager - William Garsed Esq.
Gawler Branch Manager - E.S. Burkitt Esq
Goolwa Branch Manager - J.W. Perryman Esq.
Port Adelaide Branch Manager - G.A. Connor Esq.
Port Elliott Agency - P.C. Greyar - agent

Royal Fire & Life Insurance Company - Medical referee - R.W. Moore Esq.
Colonial Surgeon

London & Lancashire Fire & Life Insurance Companies - C. Ellershaw -
general agent

The Adelaide Life Assurance & Guarantee Company - inc. 1866
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Directors - Hon. William Milne M.P., Edward Meade Bagot Esq., John
Colton Esq. M.P., John Hodgkiss Esq., Hon. G.S. Kingston M.P.
Trustees - Hon. Henry Ayres M.L.C., Robert Barr Smitt Esq.
Solicitor - Charles Mann Esq.
Manager - John Brown Esq.

New South Wales Marine Assurance Company - Joseph Stilling & Co.
Adelaide Agents

Australian Mutual Provident (Life Assurance) Society - Thomas Padman
Adelaide agent

Australian Alliance Assurance Company - Francis Clark & Sons - Adelaide
Agents

Australian Insurance Company - Mr Percy Wells Adelaide agent

Northern Fire & Life Assurance Company - C.L. Meyer, Resident
Secretary, Adelaide

Alliance British & Foreign Fire & Life Assurance Company - John Morphett
- Adelaide agent

Intercolonial Agency - Mr. J.M. Solomon - commission agent, Adelaide

Parr & Luxmoore Auctioneers & General Commission Agents

Norton, Graham & Co. Steam Tug Proprietors, Lightermen & Coal Merchants

Peter G. Harris - Accountant, Average Stater & General Commission Agent

Joseph Stilling & Co - General Commission Merchants & Shipping Agents

Solomon & Co. Auctioneers - City Auction Mart

George W. Hawkes - House, Land & Commission Agent

Robert Smith & Co. Agents & Commission Merchants

R. Goldsbrough & Co. Stock & Station agents

Australasian Wool Stores - Cunningham & Macredie - Adelaide agency -
Port Adelaide

H.C. Gleeson - Land and General Agent

Hotels & Inns
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North Kapunda Hotel - proprietor James Crase
Lord Palmerston Hotel - proprietor James Harden
York Hotel - proprietor Charles A. Hornabrook
Black Bull Inn - proprietor Daniel Battam
Globe Inn - proprietor R. Henning
Clarence Family & Commercial Hotel - proprietor T. Carnock
Pt Adelaide Excahnge Hotel - proprietor Alexander Russell
Freemasons' Tavern & Family Hotel - prorietor F. Darling
Victoria Hotel - proprietor Henry Foote
Tanunda Hotel - proprietor - George Fisher

Other Businesses
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Adelaide Ice Works - F.C. Russell
Book Manufacturing & Book Binder - William Detmold
Woodman's Painoforte & Harmonium Show Rooms - Mr. Woodman
General Printer & Publisher - J.H. Lewis
Lithographers & Engravers - Penman & Galbraith
Importers & Department Store - J. Miller Anderson & Co.
Argus Clothing Factory - Herman Brothers
Manufacturing Clothier, Hatter & Outfitter - John Clark
W.C. Buik - Furnishing Ironmonger sole agent for Wheeler & Wilson's
Sewing Machines
Engineers & Machinists - Williams & Russell
Tuxford Importers - Messrs. Tuxford
Martin & Sach - Wholesale & Retail Ironmongers
Pearce, Wincey & Co. - Agricultural Implements, Ironmongers, Saw Millers
& Timber yards
Harrold Brothers Iron Merchants
A. Simpson & Son - Colonial Tinware Manufacturers, colonial ovens, fire
proof doors & Safes
Horwood & Eillis - Iron & Brass Founders
Joseph Allen - Tent and tarpaulin maker
Joshua Gurr - Iron, Coal and Timber merchant
Edward Cox - Marble, stone & slate works
J.C. Sommer - decorator & painter
H.L. Vosz Glass, lead, oil and colour warehouse
E. Brooks - manufacturer of ridge capping, guttering pipes, lead
lighting
Robert Dodgson - wholesale & retail dealer in leas, oils & colours
Ferguson, Urie & Lyon - glass stainers
Solomon Brothers - saddler & harness makers
Joseph C. Genders - wholesale saddler & saddlers ironmonger
Bean Brothers - tanners & curriers
J. Colton & Co - saddlers ironmongers & metal merchants
James A. Holden - wholesale saddler and coach ironmonger
T. Johnson - Boot & shoe warehouseman
J.J. Green - currier, leather seller and dealer in grindery
Magarey & Co - Hindmarsh Steam Mills, grain & flour stores
John Darling - Wheat & grain stores
J.M. Linklater - wholesale & retail grocer
George Illman - commission agent, importer of fruits and jams
Mrs. L.A. Chance - sauce, pickle and jam manufacturer
F.H. Faulding & Co. - wholesale druggists and importer
F.F. Bailliere - publisher & importer agency
P. Falk & Co. - wholesale jeweller and general importer
Berens, Levi & Seligmann - wholesale jeweller & general importer
Register & Obserber General Printing Offices
A. MacGeorge & Co - clothiers, hatters & general outfitters
A.J. Lawrence - Grenfell street Wine Cellars
W.C Rigby - commercial & law stationer
J. Williams - manufacturing & general stationer
Platts's Book, Music & Stationery Warehouse
G. H. Egremont-Gee - musical importer
Debney's - furniture importer and showrooms
Samuel Pearce - licensed appraiser, house and land agent
Adelaide Loan office - Samuel Pearce
Townsend, Botting & Kay - auctioneers, appraisers, commission agents
E.S. Wigg - book & stationery warehouse
F.F. Bailleire - importer of medical, surgical and other instruments

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regards
Julie Stokes

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