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CL Jillett, Glaser, Stella Potter, Chinese restaurant
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CL Jillett purchased the building from the Lee Family in 1912 and for several decades it was a clothing store. The shop's verandah was typical of most of the shops in the early days where a horse would often be tethered to a verandah post while the owner shopped.
* [[William George Salier|Gold Mine Drapery]] (1862 to 1898)
* Lee & Sons Drapery (-1910 to 1913+)
* Charles Jillett Drapery (1918 to 1945)
* Glasser (1948 to 1953)
* E & J Prenter & Sons Drapery (-1953 to 1955)
* Destroyed by fire and rebuilt 1955
* Stella Potter Children's Ware (-1959 to 1977+)
* Destroyed by fire in the late 1970s
* Shanghai Chinese Restaurant (- 1980? to present)
 
[[File:High_Street_50_Lee_and_Son's_Drapery_1920s.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Lee & Sons Drapery (Tasmanian Illustrated Mail 22 Sep 1910)]]
[[File:Mercury_12_Dec_1913.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Mercury Newspaper 12 Dec 1913 page 4 - two shops broken into including this one]]
[[File:High_Street_50_CL_Jillett.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Charles Lewis Jillett's store (from 1918 to 1945)]]
[[File:High_Street_50_Mercury_Newspaper_4_May_1950.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Full page advertisement for Glasser stores in 1950 including store in New Norfolk. (Mercury Newspaper 4 May 1950)]]
[[File:High_Street_50_Mercury_Newspaper_9_Oct_1954.jpg|600px|thumb|left|For Sale in 1954 (Mercury Newspaper 9 Oct 1954)]]
[[File:High_Street_50_Prenter_Fire_1955_(Cowburn_Collection).jpg|600px|thumb|left|Fire in the Prenter store in 1955 - the building was structurally damaged and had to be demolished. (Photo courtesy of JJ Cowburn)]]
[[File:High_Street_50_Stella_Potter_(1957)_(Phil_and_Debbie_Maddox).jpg|600px|thumb|left|The new building in 1955 (Photo courtesy of Phil and Debbie Maddox)]]
[[File:High_Street_50_Stella_Potter_1959.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Stella Potter Children's Ware in 1959 - does anybody have a better photo?]]
[[File:High_Street_50_Shanghai_Restaurant.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Shanghai Chinese Restaurant 2016]]
[[File:High_Street_50_Shanghai_Restaurant_2024.jpg|600px|thumb|left|Shanghai Restaurant with new neon signage in 2024]]
* Shop behind Stella Potter (50a)
* Haboeck Jeweller 1972-1980?
* Hairdresser - Vivian's hair?
* New shop was built in 1955
 
Chain of Title
* 1849 Part of original Grant to William Henry Gill & Thomas Jhonson
* 1862 William George Salier
* 1901 Thomas Frederick Brown
* 1915 Colin Jeffery Brown
* 1918 Charles Lewis Jillett
* 1945 Public Trustee
* 1948 Joe Glasser Pty Ltd
* 1950 Joseph Glasser Pty Ltd (name correction)
* 1953 Edward and Jessie Prenter
* 1956 Herbert Smart & Peter Kemp

Latest revision as of 08:46, 8 March 2026

← 48 High Street - ◦ - 52 High Street →

  • Gold Mine Drapery (1862 to 1898)
  • Lee & Sons Drapery (-1910 to 1913+)
  • Charles Jillett Drapery (1918 to 1945)
  • Glasser (1948 to 1953)
  • E & J Prenter & Sons Drapery (-1953 to 1955)
  • Destroyed by fire and rebuilt 1955
  • Stella Potter Children's Ware (-1959 to 1977+)
  • Destroyed by fire in the late 1970s
  • Shanghai Chinese Restaurant (- 1980? to present)
Lee & Sons Drapery (Tasmanian Illustrated Mail 22 Sep 1910)
Mercury Newspaper 12 Dec 1913 page 4 - two shops broken into including this one
Charles Lewis Jillett's store (from 1918 to 1945)
Full page advertisement for Glasser stores in 1950 including store in New Norfolk. (Mercury Newspaper 4 May 1950)
For Sale in 1954 (Mercury Newspaper 9 Oct 1954)
Fire in the Prenter store in 1955 - the building was structurally damaged and had to be demolished. (Photo courtesy of JJ Cowburn)
The new building in 1955 (Photo courtesy of Phil and Debbie Maddox)
Stella Potter Children's Ware in 1959 - does anybody have a better photo?
Shanghai Chinese Restaurant 2016
Shanghai Restaurant with new neon signage in 2024
  • Shop behind Stella Potter (50a)
  • Haboeck Jeweller 1972-1980?
  • Hairdresser - Vivian's hair?
  • New shop was built in 1955

Chain of Title

  • 1849 Part of original Grant to William Henry Gill & Thomas Jhonson
  • 1862 William George Salier
  • 1901 Thomas Frederick Brown
  • 1915 Colin Jeffery Brown
  • 1918 Charles Lewis Jillett
  • 1945 Public Trustee
  • 1948 Joe Glasser Pty Ltd
  • 1950 Joseph Glasser Pty Ltd (name correction)
  • 1953 Edward and Jessie Prenter
  • 1956 Herbert Smart & Peter Kemp
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