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203805
Surname: Winns Department Store, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: -
Place: Hunter-street, Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald 13 June 1936
Details: William Croasdill also was grantee of land at the corner of Hunter and Brown Streets. The date of the grant was November 23, 1854, the price paid being £3/6/8. It was described in the grant as being divided from the Australian Agricultural Company land by a passage. Brown Street could not have been properly aligned at that time. The land was first utilised as a brickyard where brick were manufactured from clay dug out of Perkin St. Small shopping premises, including the Hunter River Hotel, were afterwards built on the site, and a building lease was granted later to W. Winn and Company for a term of 21 years, but during the currency of the lease, in May 1929, it was sold to that firm for £30,000.
203804
Surname: Wood Chambers; Longworth Institute, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1892
Place: 129 Scott-street, Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald 30 August 1930; Newcastle CBD Heritage Study, 1988
Details: This land was formerly the site of a slaughter house; Former Woods Chambers built c. 1892, - a decorative three storey office building exemplifying unique decorative treatment of Architect F. B. Menkens who occupied the building (1891-1910). Significant architecturally and contributes to street character. Home of Australian Society of Patriots 1928
203796
Surname: Woolstore, Cooks Hill
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1941
Place: 215 Darby-street, Cooks Hill
Source: Construction, 19 February 1941
Details: Architects: John Reid and Son. Builders: John Grant & Sons Ltd. This new building, which comprises three storage floors and a showroom, was erected in the remarkably short period of three months, an outstanding achievement when it is realised that over 400,000 bricks alone were employed. These bricks were supplied by F. Baker & Sons of East Maitland. The construction is interesting in that it comprises reinforced concrete stanchions and. beams, and timber floors instead of ironbark posts and girders as is usual in buildings of this type. The building is roofed with Fibrolite by James Hardie & Co. Pty. Ltd., while the large openings around the building have been fitted with Waterloo steel roller shutters by Wormald Bros. Pty. Ltd.; the back of the cart docks have also been protected by steel roller grilles. The fire-escape stairs are equipped with tin clad fire doors, while the steel hinged doors are of the Metalbilt type, all by Wormald Bros. Pty. Ltd. Simplex fire extinguishers are fitted throughout the building.
203797
Surname: Zaara Street Power Station
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1924 - 1978
Place: Newcastle
Source: Shaping the Hunter by John Armstrong p. 138
Details: The first section of the power station was installed c. 1924, with the remainder of the plant coming into operation in 1942 and 1946. It was demolished in 1978.