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Holliman's, Ravenswood, Archive

Holliman’s Limited, with stores in Townsville, Charters Towers and Ravenswood, were furniture and hardware specialists as well as groceries, household goods and mining and farming supplies. Holliman’s imported fine silverware, china, glassware, etc. from countries such as Great Britain, the US, Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, Sweden, Italy and Japan. The ‘Thorps Buildings’ were built for the Holliman’s premises in 1905 and 1906 in Ravenswood, which was once a thriving gold mining town of 5000.

Archive Location: 63L

Detailed Listing

HR/1 July 1909 - January 1912 Letterbook of Hollimans Limited