Shop & Residence

145 George St
The Rocks, NSW 2000

The site has associational significance with First Fleet Surgeon John White's family, Thomas Moore, the Anglican Church and Alderman Francis Mitchell. 145-151 George Street has associations with a number of retailers that occupied the sites over a considerable amount of time:·WA Grubb & Co, butchers at No.147 (1907-1910) and No.149-151 (1912-mid 1980s);·Nicholas, A & Co, fishmonger at No.151 (1898-1911) and No.147 (1911-at least to 1933);·Downton & Dyer Ltd, grocers at No.145 (Dyer, J from 1895-1917, Downton & Dyer 1918-mid 1980s) and No.147 (1879-1891).Of the above companies, WA Grubb & Co is well known as a butcher, operating branches throughout Australia, and who started his company from the George Street address.

145 George st, 1970
145 George st, 1970
145 George st, 1980
145 George st, 1980
145 George st, 2001
145 George st, 2001
145 George st, 2010
145 George st, 2010
145 George st, 2020
145 George st, 2020

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