History
Local History with Betty Laver – Friends Department Store
The business section of the town moved away from the waterfront following the building of four hotels - the Grand,...
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History with Betty Laver – The Commonwealth Bank
During 1929, the Commonwealth Bank built a two-storey brick building on the eastern side of Goondoon Street between William and...
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Local History with Betty Laver – Mills Butcher
Jim (Jnr) and Albert Mills decided to start their own butcher shop and purchased land on the corner of Toolooa...
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History with Betty Laver – Gladstone Centenary Celebrations
On 17th April 1954, the centenary of Gladstone celebrations took place at Barney Point, the exact spot where the first...
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