Thanks to Phil Barton for this shot of the corner of Wynyard and Russell Streets, taken in the 1970s. The Parktown Autos display shop is now the ANZ Bank. You can also see the amusement arcade with pool tables and pinball machines that was operating at the time.
Great pic….FOUR STAR DRYCLEANERS occupied first shop around cnr in Russell Street in the years 1954 to 1969 and RAPID SHOE REPAIRS in conjunction with FOUR STAR from 1963 to 1969. Rapid Shoe Repairs operated from 1956 to 1963 further down Russell St where Fuller St is at present. C.Doon & Sons with John Doon as proprietor , named it FOUR STAR Drycleaning & Dyeing , the four stars representing each owners of the business….Mr. Charlie Doon and his three sons Eric, Bob,John.
In 1963/64 The Doon family sold the business to Mr Des Brain who conducted the business for two years then due to illness, he sold the business to his opposition , CLARION DRYCLEANERS (Ford Bros , devout Seventh Day Adventists ) The Ford brothers, Kevin and Reg, appointed Ray & Grace Ching (Doon) as their agents for dry-cleaning and laundry service and the Ching family conducted RAPID SHOE REPAIRS in conjunction with the dry-cleaning agency and Myco Luggage & Leather goods. TV installations and repairs was also conducted by Mr Ray Ching for Mr & Mrs A.J.KAIN , of Railway End Store until 1969. Ray and Grace with their family, Yvonne, Trevor and Carolyn, moved to Melbourne to live where Ray secured employment with AWA TV . TUMUT ‘s delightful country life formed a wonderful foundation for a young couple and their children for thirteen years.
Correction… 1961 is the year FOUR STAR DRY-CLEANING & DYEING SERVICE was sold to Des Brain :