“High Street, Maitland 1886” has been digitally remastered by David Sciffer from the original 1886 Mahlstedt and Gee plans, 2019. We thank Mr Sciffer for allowing the University’s Hunter Living Histories to make this work accessible to the wider research communities.
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David would like assistance in positively identifying the business name of a Printery in the map.
“between Abbott and Devonshire Streets there is a Printer noted but in every copy I can find the name is distorted. I know there was a printer in the area called Thomas at the time, but the name on this map seems to begin with M – and I can’t find a printer in Maitland at the era who fits the bill.”
Anyone who can help with this is welcome to leave a comment below this post. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Gionni Di Gravio
5 November 2019
Hi Gionni,
I suggest that the name of the Printer is T Dimmock. On the map you will see this name written on the block of land to the left rear of where the obscured name appears. I have found several advertisements for T Dimmock, Lithographic Printing and General Job Printing Works, in the Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser for 1885/6. (Trove) . Mr Dimmock advertised that he was a Gas Machine Printer. Might the word beginning with /M/ be “Machine”?
These are my thoughts,
David Porter
PS . I did not know how to include one of the ads as an attachment.
Thanks David
Gionni,
Further to my previous post I have now found that Mr Dimmock was in fact Thos Dimmock or as we might say, Thomas. This accords with the comment from David Sciffer of there being a “Thomas” in the area.
David Porter
Hi,
Do you happen to have any maps of the adjoining horseshoe bend area?
Which part of horseshoe bend?
Would like to have the details of the two George Maher Butcher shops near Sempill St and would appreciate any photos of George Maher who was an alderman on the Maitland Council.