DERRY-NA-SURA PRICE LIST
c. 1930Square card, cream in colour, folded in half vertically, with text on all surfaces. The front has dark red, burgundy and green text and illustrations. Text [DERRY-NA-SURA / {W.A.} / WINES / ESTABLISHED 1895 / Head Office: / 42 ST. GEORGE'S / TERRACE, PERTH / 'Phone: B3932 / Vineyard and Cellars: / Armadale, W.A.]. Red coat of arms in top left corner. On right side is a red bunch of grapes with green vine leaves, with two red drops falling in to a glass of red wine.
On the back in red text is [DERRY-NA-SURA / IS A / LOCAL COMPANY / WITH ALL LOCAL / SHARE HOLDERS].
Inside is text explaining and giving a sales pitch along with the wine available and the price list. It also details the approximate freight cost.
In 1890's Martin Jull purchased 280 acres of land in the heart of Armadale. In partnership with Mitchell Stewart, Jull planted 64 acres of grapes. In 1896 Stewart sold his share of the vineyard to Sir Arthur Stepney who named the now 280 acre vineyard Derry Na Sura. In 1899 Jull sold his share to Stepney who in 1909 sold the vineyard to Mr Sewell and Mr Crocker. Henry Ullman was employed as manager he along with later managers improved the quality of the wine and the port winning awards at the Perth Royal Show in the 1920's and 1930's. Over the next 60 years the winery was expanded and had a number of owners, including, between c1928 and 1951, the Derry-Na-Sura Vineyard Ltd. Depression and the Second World War hit the vineyard hard. In 1951 the land was sold to Mick Mouritz. Later the land was subdivided for housing.
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This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.
