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Main Street Peterborough, c. 1950s
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Main Street Peterborough, c. 1950s
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Peterborough Main Street from west end looking east. Chinner Street to left and Capitol Theatre and Railway Hotel in the distance, c. 1950s.
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Main Street Peterborough, c.1950. Matthews Emporium to the left, Mitchell’s Cafe, Porter Jewellers, Lamond’s Delhi Cafe, VH Wills, Cox Brothers and Smith (site of the current Foodland supermarket).
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Main Street Peterborough, c. 1950s. ES&A Bank to the left and Railway Bakery. Cenotaph to the right.
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Main Street Peterborough, c. 1950s
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Frank Reed service station in Main Street Peterborough, later Cravens, c. 1950s
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Cravens Furniture shop in Main Street Peterborough (oppostie subway), c. 1950s
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Main Street Peterborough, c. 1950. Cravens Furniture shop, HG Taylor Hairdresser and Cravens Drapery.
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Meredith’s Corner shop in Main Street Peterborough, c. 1950s. Later BankSA.
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Meredith’s Corner in Main Street Peterborough, c. 1950s. Later BankSA.
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Jack Smith Motors and Cycle Shop Main Street Peterborough c.1950
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Alf Smith Garage 139-141 Main Street Peterborough c. 1950. Taken over by Fred Nourse when Alf Smith died. L: Norm Drew, Ronnie Grice, Fred Nourse, Alf Smith, Perce Arbon.
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Jack Smith Motors Main Street Peterborough, c. 1950s. L: George Smith, Jack Smith (Snr), Jack Smith (Jnr).
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Wirth’s Circus comes to Peterborough Main Street, c. 1950s. Elephants parading in Main Street to advertise the show.
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