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A Blast From the Past – Blacker’s Store

13/04/2016 By Moya Sharp Leave a Comment

Many of you will be sure to remember Blacker’s Store at 25 Ward Street, Lamington. When Mr Blacker sold the business in 1964 and it became a grocery/liquor store and today it is the Goldrush Tavern. The photographs were sent to me by his son, Kevin Blacker, and I am showing them with his kind permission.  Kevin tells me he can vividly recall the trams running down Ward Street. The two houses in the background of the first picture of the ute are both still there.

Herb Blacker's Deliver Ute

Herb Blacker’s Deliver Ute

Ward St (2)

Blacker’s Store 25 Ward Street, Lamington

Ward St

Blackers Store

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Moya Sharp

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My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.
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