Western Stores and Edgleys Ltd. was a group of department stores operating in Western and Central Western New South Wales in Australia.[1]
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The companies were purchased by Farmers & Coy. of Sydney in the 1960s. Shortly after that, Farmers were purchased by Myer Emporium.[2][3]
Locations
[edit](Not exhaustive)
- Dubbo - head office
- Bathurst
- Canowindra
- Cessnock
- Cowra (was Squire Pepper, acquired 1955)
- Geurie
- Gosford (Mortimer’s)
- Grenfell
- Gilgandra
- Lismore (Sam McLean’s Central Stores)
- Molong (was L. A. Nancarrow, acquired 1938)
- Narromine
- Newcastle
- Orange
- Parkes
- Penrith
- Tamworth
- Trangie
- Tweed Heads (Morley’s)
- Wellington
- Wongarbon
References
[edit]- ^ Bathurst District Historical Society Inc. MEMBER’S NEWSLETTER No 110 April – June 2017 https://www.bathursthistory.org.au/images/stories/newsletters/Newsletter-110.pdf
- ^ McRae, Alan; Barlow, Nevil (2009). The Western Stores and Edgleys: Farmers Ltd-Western Stores, Myer-Western Stores and finally Grace Bros: a glimpse in time in Bathurst - & retailing in the bush. Bathurst, N.S.W: Alan McRae and Nevil Barlow. ISBN 978-1-921726-00-2.
- ^ "The Western Stores – Local Studies Central West Libraries". Retrieved 14 May 2023.