JAGER'S STORE STIRLING TERRACE TOODYAY

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1950 - 1969

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Overview

Photograph of a black and white photo of the Toodyay Newsagency sitting mid-picture with a high fence shown either side. With trees behind each fence.
The verandah roof goes full-length of the shop front and overhangs the width of the public pathway. It is supported by four white poles. The store front itself is covered by two floor to ceiling windows either side of a pair of small double front doors with glass panes in the top of each door. The pathway directly in front of the store is slabbed with what look to be square cement slabs.
The banner across the verandah frontage reads (left, small white font) AGENTS DALGETY N.Z.L. (centre in large black font highlighted in white) O.H. JAGER & CO (right, in smaller white font) HARDWARE DRAPERS & GROCERS.
Above which a banner across the store itself reads TOODYAY NEWSAGENCY . . .
Above that is the pediment which reads in black on a white background (left) JAGERS STORES, (centre) MERCHANT & IMPORTER, (right) JAGERS STORES

Historical information

Jager Stores is a heritage-listed building on Stirling Terrace in Toodyay, Western Australia. It was originally built as an Oddfellows Hall.
Jager assumed ownership of the property in 1939, the premises becoming known as Jager's Store. In 1940 Jager had taken over the agency of the Shell Oil Company. In May 1946, during the Second World War, he made available a room adjoining his store for use by the Toodyay Voluntary Aid Detachment unit. In 1950 the Toodyay Newsagency was advertised as operating from this site. In the 1952 Toodyay Agricultural Show schedule of prizes two separate businesses were advertised, a newsagency and a general store. By 1956 each had separate telephone numbers.
1953 newspaper advertisements notified the public that Jager was the agent for Yeates and Yeates, Optometrists and Opticians of 44 St George's Terrace Perth, as well as being the sole district distributor of Electrolux appliances.
In 1956 Jager was notified by the Toodyay Road Board that his shop verandah was required to be modified due to road widening. The Road Board contributed to a quarter of the cost.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1466

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

6 cm

Height or length

8.4000 cm

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