Dad's Shop - Avenue Road 1950s

Dad's Shop c.1960

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Ria
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c. 1960

Joseph Maurici outside 56 Avenue Road, Mosman, late 1950s early 1960s.

Ria · 15 August 2008

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We used to shop there through the 1940’s up to the mid 1950’s when we lived in Badham Avenue. We would walk from Badham Avenue, to Mosman Street, along Upper Avenue Road and then into Avenue Road. The route going was mostly down hill but going home there was that upwards trek along Upper Avenue Road with the shopping.

— Rosemary · 15 August 2008, 04:27 · #

any memories of Yeo Street or Vista Avenue 1920’s 1930’s Frederick Cash Family Butcheries at Neutral Bay Shops (buried Gore Hill) ?

— b.bakker · 21 August 2008, 08:24 · #

grew up waters rd neutral bay 1943.Many mates all over the north shore.Mothers family came from the old north sydney .Grandmother worked at the spit baths for many years for Sam Hereford . I went to neutral bay public until 1955 then one year at mosman high .to all old mates ,thank you for the best days of my life.

— ray faunce · 27 December 2008, 10:54 · #

Hello Ria
I remember your Mum & Dad’s shop very well. I can also remember when you were born! Other shops around there at the time were McClure’s grocery store (used to be on the corner of Avenue Road and Cowles Road but moved several doors up when Amoco service station built), Mr Bolton the butcher, Miss Phillips library, next to McClure’s original store, Mr Crane the chemist, and Ewart’s timber yard.

— Margaret Gilbert (Milford) · 2 October 2009, 13:12 · #

Well guess what Margaret ? I used to be a chemist boy for Mr Cranes pharmacy. Followed on from Ian Craig ( yes the cricketer ) who was also a chemist boy there. We used to deliver medicines etc to people on our bicycles. My auntie Marge ( Marge Wyatt ) used to work for Mr McClure at his store. Still love Mosman today, wish I could afford to live there !!!!!

— Paul Wyatt · 8 January 2010, 03:17 · #

Now that’s something you don’t see these days, Paul – chemist boys! What memories! My brother used to do a paper round on his bicycle after school for the newsagents in Avenue Road. I can’t remember their names but they were there for years until they moved on.
I went to school with a Christine Wyatt – any relation to you?
I live in Adelaide these days, but a big part of me still belongs in Mosman. Like you, I would love to be able to afford to live there still!!!

— Margaret Gilbert (Milford) · 14 May 2011, 22:13 · #