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Print
411632
  • Title
    Series 02: Stores affected by the introduction of the GST : Gilchrist's Drapery Shop, Maroubra and Whitemans General Store, Camden / photographed by John Immig, June 2000
  • Call number
    PXE 855/10-12
  • Level of description
    series
  • Date

    June 2000
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    411632
  • Physical Description
    3 photographic prints - silver gelatin - 30.5 x 40.5 cm
  • Scope and Content
    10. Miss Gilchrist's Drapery Shop [interior]
    11-12. Whitemans General Store [interiors]
  • Copying Conditions
    Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of photographer plus 70 years
    Copyright holder:: State Library of New South Wales
    Rights and Restrictions Information:: May be copied for reference and publication
    Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy John Immig
  • General note

    These stores closed at the end of June 2000 with the introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) -- on reverse
    References:
    `Time runs out for retail's blast from the past' in the Sydney Morning Herald - 25 May 2000 p.2 [Gilchrist's, Maroubra]
    `Sorry, we're closed. Family store shuts after 122 years and four Freds in a row' in the Sun-Herald - 04 Jun 2000 p.43 [Whitemans, Camden]
  • Signatures / Inscriptions

    Signed and titled at lower left
    Captioned on reverse
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