retail Archives ~ Photo Time Tunnel

When Winn’s was the place to shop, and eat, and dance . . .

Post Author:Greg Ray
Post published:June 4, 2020
Post Category:History / Newcastle, NSW, Australia

As a small boy in Newcastle, NSW, in the 1960s, I remember Winn's store mostly for its cafeteria where, if I was lucky on a day out with my Mum,…

300 diamond rings a year: Caldwells jewellers

Post Author:Greg Ray
Post published:September 9, 2019
Post Category:History / Newcastle, NSW, Australia / Vintage Photographs and Photography

WHEN Geoff Caldwell left Newcastle Boys High School in the 1930s, he told his father he wanted to be an engineer. His father laughed at the idea. "Dad told me I should just join the…

Handling blocks of ice at Dark's Ice Works, 1936.

Confessions of an ice dealer

Post Author:Greg Ray
Post published:February 27, 2019
Post Category:History / Miscellaneous / Newcastle, NSW, Australia / Vintage Photographs and Photography

RAY Kime used to be one of the biggest ice dealers in the Wallsend area. He’d buy from his supplier in Newcastle and break down the pure ice into smaller…