Historical Businesses

Below is a collection of business advertisements collected from the Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette newspaper through the decades. Compiled by society member Conny Visini, the brief business details and personal information given, which will eventually be part of a Gympie regional historical business and owners index, may give you some insight into both the professional lives of people and the social environment of their respective locations, as well as help you understand the larger picture of the time period your ancestor were living amongst the rich history that makes up Gympie and the local areas.

Elworthy & Mellor, butchers

Elworthy & Mellor, Butchers

Elworthy & Mellor, butchers, advertising in the Gympie Times & Mary River Mining Gazette, 17/08/1870

Before 1868

Business name: ELWORTHY, BEST & CO
Owner/s: Messrs. John Elworthy, Henry Best and Matthew Mellor
Dissolved: 1868

Nashville Times, 30/04/1868, page 2

1868-1910

Business name: ELWORTHY & MELLOR & CO.
Owner/s: William Henry ELWORTHY & Matthew MELLOR
Business: Carcass & Family Butchers
Business site: Mary Street Gympie
Established: 1868
Terminated: 1910

Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette, 17/08/1870, page 1

Elworthy and Mellor Retail Shops now in Duke street, One Mile, Monkland, and Mount Pleasant trading as The Gympie Butchering Co.

Personal information

William Henry ELWORTHY
Born: 25th July 1833 Devon UK
Immigration: 26th March 1906 Sydney NSW per ship “Suevic”
Died: 8th December 1912 Brisbane Qld
Other vocation/s: Timberman, Grazier

Matthew MELLOR
Born: December 1839 Staffordshire, Eng.
Immigrated: 1863
Died: 17th February 1899 Brisbane Qld
Other vocation/s: Butcher, Grazier, Mayor, MLA

Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette (Qld, 1868 - 1919), Sat 2 Oct 1872, pg1

Business name: C. ROWE
Owner/s: Charles ROWE
Business: Undertaker, Cabinet maker, Upholsterer and Bedding manufacturer
Business site: C. ROWE’S Timber Yard Duke Street (opp. Post-Office)
Established: 1869 (originally as Tyrrell & Rowe)
Terminated: 1885 (sold to Herman Niemann)

Personal information

GT&MRMG, 2 Oct 1872, pg1 – re Connys _ Advertisements 2Capture

G.W.GAYNOR, Saddle and harness maker

Newspaper ad for G.W.Gaynor, saddle and harness maker in 1872

Business name: G. W. GAYNOR
Owner/s: George Wilton GAYNOR
Business: Saddle and Harness maker
Business site: Mary Street Gympie
Established: 1870 (originally in Maryborough)
Terminated: 1874 (moved back to Maryborough)
Other vocation/s: Licensed Publican, Alderman, Auctioneer, Magistrate

Personal information

Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette (Qld, 1868 - 1919), Sat 11 Jan 1879, pg1

Business name: A McDonald
Owner/s: Albert (Knox) McDONALD
Business: General Shopkeeper
Business site: Mary street (opp. Gympie Times)
(Also traded from a branch in the Veteran Goldfields c1879)
Established: 1878
Terminated: 1904 (Upon his death 3 sons traded on as McDonald Bros.)

Personal information

Albert (Knox) McDONALD
Born: 5th November 1839 Midlothian Scotland UK
Immigrated: 27th January 1864 Brisbane Qld per ship “Light of Age”
Died: 29th November 1904 Pialba Qld
Other vocation/s: Farmer (pre 1878)

GT&MRMG, Sat 11 Jan 1879, pg1 – re Connys _ Advertisements 8Capture

Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette (Qld, 1868 - 1919), Wed 7 Jan 1880, pg1

GT&MRMG, 7 Jan 1880, pg1 – re Connys _ Advertisements 1Capture

Business name: BUNWORTH and RAYMOND
Owner/s: Charles Campion BUNWORTH and Thomas RAYMOND
Business: Aerated Water and Cordial Manufacturers
Business site: Mary Street, Gympie (opp. The Mining Exchange Hotel now RSL)
Established: 1868
Terminated: 1885 (sold to William Shanks & Sons)

Personal information
Charles Campion BUNWORTH
Born: 1846 Cork Ireland UK
Immigrated: 1875 Brisbane Qld per ship “Winifred”
Died: 18th April 1896 Gympie Qld
Other vocation/s: General Merchant

Thomas RAYMOND
Born: c1837 Westmeath, Ireland UK
Immigrated: 7th August 1861 Brisbane Qld per ship “Mangerton”
Died: 27th September 1927 Gympie Qld
Other vocation/s: Store keeper, Hotelier

Gympie Times, The (Qld, 1868 - 1919), Tue 30 Dec 1919, pg5 supp

Business name: N Andersen & Son
Owner/s: Neils Hans ANDERSEN, (sons Anders Jacob & Carl Christian Marius)
Business: Coach & Waggon Works
Business site: cnr Monkland street & River road
Established: 1916 (bought from John Parr)
Terminated: 1925 (retired)

Personal information

Neils Hans ANDERSEN
Born: 17th February 1855 Soro Denmark
Immigrated: 28th April 1882 per ship “Western Monach”
Died: 6th October 1942 Scarness Qld
Other vocation/s: Coach Builder, Wheelwright, Blacksmith

N Andersen & Son, Coach and Waggon Works newspaper ad

Gympie Times – re Connys _ Advertisements 10Capture

Business name: Woolooga Estate
Owner/s: Charles Joseph BOOKER
Business: Shorthorn and Welsh pony stud
Business site: Woolooga (Kilkivan area)
Established: 1905
Terminated: 1925 (based on his death)

Personal information
Charles Joseph BOOKER
Born: 3rd June 1865 Maryborough Qld
Died: 4th June 1925 Warra Qld
Other vocation/s: Cattle Breeder, Grazier, MLA

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