Businesses that are no more Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
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Cybergran V on 12-Sep-19. Waypoint GA14029
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Take a photo of something that reminds you of a business that is no longer in existence.
Sadly many of the best Australian businesses are no longer in existence.
So many innovative ideas began in a backyard and grew to be a big and profitable concerns.
They gave employment to lots of local people and their products were commonplace in households or on farms throughout the countryside.
Now, long gone, occasionally something will remind you of a business that once provided your family with lasting memories. Here is your chance to keep those memories alive.
Congratulations Whitepaws9 on being the first claimant.
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Toady while out in Burnie we spotted that Burnie picture framing services was all closed down and windows all boarded up.
A. K. Barnes & Sons Pty Ltd. established 1928. Whyalla Road Lismore NSW. Trusses and Pre-fab Trusses. This business has not been operational for years. The 2022 Lismore floods covered this building over the roof. It has been cleaned up very well. Still vacant.
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Stopped here to get some petrol but it is closed, so definitely fits the criteria. TFTL
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Patons & Baldwins Ltd
Thistle St, Launceston, Tasmania
A leading manufacturer of knitting yarn from the 1930's till 1997.
Thistle St, Launceston, Tasmania
A leading manufacturer of knitting yarn from the 1930's till 1997.
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This was a bakery In Dunolly Victoria when I was much younger. Our Sunday drive was occasionally to Dunolly. We usually got bread and fairy cakes- little cakes with jam in the middle.
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S42 24.139 E147 07.856 MOWBRAY TASMAIA
James Nelson Pty Ltd
James Nelson Pty Ltd were a company based in Mowbray, Launceston, Tasmania. Their main business area was Textile Weaving. The company has been out of business for as long as I can remember and the majority of its xtensive bilings have remained vacant.
James Nelson Pty Ltd
James Nelson Pty Ltd were a company based in Mowbray, Launceston, Tasmania. Their main business area was Textile Weaving. The company has been out of business for as long as I can remember and the majority of its xtensive bilings have remained vacant.
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Hi Cybergran
The picture I submit is that of The Apple Museum on the Grove Straight a few mile north of home
As can be seen on the shed door, the Huon Valley was once known as the Apple Valley
Apple orchids spread from one end of it to the other
Now only a few orchards remain
Where once this industry employed hundred, few are employed these days - back then, I even picked and packed
Many memories of working with Dad and other friends in the orchards are but memories
The fruit ships into Port Huon
The trucks taking apples to the port in Hobart
All these I remember - now most of the sheds have been pulled down - this one converted to a museum/restaurant
No more apple blossom spread throughout the Valley
Sad but true
THANKS for the memories
Cheers OldSaint
The picture I submit is that of The Apple Museum on the Grove Straight a few mile north of home
As can be seen on the shed door, the Huon Valley was once known as the Apple Valley
Apple orchids spread from one end of it to the other
Now only a few orchards remain
Where once this industry employed hundred, few are employed these days - back then, I even picked and packed
Many memories of working with Dad and other friends in the orchards are but memories
The fruit ships into Port Huon
The trucks taking apples to the port in Hobart
All these I remember - now most of the sheds have been pulled down - this one converted to a museum/restaurant
No more apple blossom spread throughout the Valley
Sad but true
THANKS for the memories
Cheers OldSaint
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The North West Coast of Tasmania was once a thriving place with a pulp mill, a paper making factory, a carpet factory, Caterpillar factory and the one I have chosen for this cache - Tootals, or the Australian Weaving Mill as it was later known as.
All these businesses that were the heart of the area have either closed, moved to the mainland or moved offshore.
Tootals was a textile spinning and manufacturing company that began in Manchester and later opened its factory in Devonport in 1952.
At its peak in the 1970's it employed hundreds of staff but in 2013 management decided to centralise its Australian operations in Victoria.
So another empty building in the area.
Thanks.
The old factory can be found at S41 10.905 E146 20.867
All these businesses that were the heart of the area have either closed, moved to the mainland or moved offshore.
Tootals was a textile spinning and manufacturing company that began in Manchester and later opened its factory in Devonport in 1952.
At its peak in the 1970's it employed hundreds of staff but in 2013 management decided to centralise its Australian operations in Victoria.
So another empty building in the area.
Thanks.
The old factory can be found at S41 10.905 E146 20.867
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This was the cinema. Sadly it closed and lots of us still miss it.
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Out driving around this morning for a couple of locationless and noticed this now closed business. Intravision was obviously a cabling business however they certainly aren't anymore as the building is up for lease. There were a couple of other places looking the same as this one...just a sad sign of the times I guess.
Thanks for another locationless Cybergran V
Thanks for another locationless Cybergran V
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Rich in history, this building was originally G & A Ellis Importers selling hardware & haberdashery. I 1923 Heap Bros purchased the building to sell farm machinery for A.G. Webster & Sons. 1925 the Heap Bros started a motor & bicycle repair workshop, which included sales of new and secondhand motorcycles and cars. They eventually closed down in October of 1983 after the National Trust bought the building in 1981. It's been a second hand & antique shop now since 1989 and quite a well known landmark on the North West Coast with its current owners purchasing the business in 1990 and then the building in 2011.
When we came to Ulverstone in 1977 Heap Brothers was an iconic business, and the two brothers were very highly respected in the town. They were the old style mechanics, being able to repair anything using materials around the if they could not get parts. Despite being repurposed as an antiques dealership, the building is still known around Ulverstone as Heap Brothers. Thanks Cybergran V for the cache and the trip down memory lane.
When we came to Ulverstone in 1977 Heap Brothers was an iconic business, and the two brothers were very highly respected in the town. They were the old style mechanics, being able to repair anything using materials around the if they could not get parts. Despite being repurposed as an antiques dealership, the building is still known around Ulverstone as Heap Brothers. Thanks Cybergran V for the cache and the trip down memory lane.
Photographic businesses have largely disappeared since the digital photography era has emerged. No longer do we get the camera out , we now all grab our phones which take remarkably good pictures. Photo albums of holiday pic tures are a thing of the past now. Our pharmacy in Swansea and Riverside had a photographic lab which processed film - I wish I had kept even just a few of the many film canisters that we accumulated . This pic is of the advertising above the previous premises of a photographic business. TFTC
Shoalhaven Paper Mill
Bomaderry NSW
The mill was opened in 1957 after an investment of £10 million saw it built on the banks of the Shoalhaven River. It initially employed 600 people. In 2009 the company was bought by the Japanese Nippon Paper Group, but it struggled to make a profit. In February 2015, Nippon announced its Australian Paper plant in the Shoalhaven would have to close due to a decline in demand for its specialty, security grade paper products. The Mill produced its final reel of paper on Monday 20 July 2015 bringing to an end almost 60 years of paper production on the New South Wales South Coast. 75 staff remained & clocked off by August.
Source: ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-21/shoalhaven-paper-mill-produces-last-reel-after-almost-60-years/6636296
The complex is now utilized by the Manildra Group, a large family owned agribusiness.
Thanks.
Bomaderry NSW
The mill was opened in 1957 after an investment of £10 million saw it built on the banks of the Shoalhaven River. It initially employed 600 people. In 2009 the company was bought by the Japanese Nippon Paper Group, but it struggled to make a profit. In February 2015, Nippon announced its Australian Paper plant in the Shoalhaven would have to close due to a decline in demand for its specialty, security grade paper products. The Mill produced its final reel of paper on Monday 20 July 2015 bringing to an end almost 60 years of paper production on the New South Wales South Coast. 75 staff remained & clocked off by August.
Source: ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-21/shoalhaven-paper-mill-produces-last-reel-after-almost-60-years/6636296
The complex is now utilized by the Manildra Group, a large family owned agribusiness.
Thanks.
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The Glenormiston Butter and Cheese Factory was an integral part of the economic, social and cultural history of the Noorat-Glenormiston District. It was first established in 1895 on the site of the bluestone wool shed at Glenormiston.
In 1903 the company had opened a creamery at Noorat.
In 1910 Glenormiston Butter and Cheese transferred their production to Noorat.
In 1924 a new building was erected on the site and further additions were added in 1936.
In 1959 Glenormiston Butter and Cheese and Camperdown Butter and Cheese were amalgamated
About 30 people were employed at the factory in 1962.
The factory ceased operation in 1970.
In 1903 the company had opened a creamery at Noorat.
In 1910 Glenormiston Butter and Cheese transferred their production to Noorat.
In 1924 a new building was erected on the site and further additions were added in 1936.
In 1959 Glenormiston Butter and Cheese and Camperdown Butter and Cheese were amalgamated
About 30 people were employed at the factory in 1962.
The factory ceased operation in 1970.
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Every time I pass by the Marshalls Corner shop I am reminded of the Stuart’s Bacon Factory that used to be in Shepparton.
They made the best sausages, bacon, hot dogs and black puddings there that I have ever tasted.
We used to be able to go to the factory and buy their products and they were so fresh, and much cheaper than in the shops.
Going away on a Scout Camp I would always buy their products in bulk, and, not only was I assured that it would be of top quality, it also made the price of the camp much cheaper.
It was a very sad day for Shepparton and the surrounding area when this great business ceased operation.
The photo is of the billboard, not of where the factory used to be
They made the best sausages, bacon, hot dogs and black puddings there that I have ever tasted.
We used to be able to go to the factory and buy their products and they were so fresh, and much cheaper than in the shops.
Going away on a Scout Camp I would always buy their products in bulk, and, not only was I assured that it would be of top quality, it also made the price of the camp much cheaper.
It was a very sad day for Shepparton and the surrounding area when this great business ceased operation.
The photo is of the billboard, not of where the factory used to be
