Author Archive | John Wood

#14 Cottage, Billiard Room And Shops Audio Script

Audio Script  Back to Audio Tour Index VW The remains of the little cottage at number 37, you can see is the last example of what would have been typical of many along Main Street. This cottage was home to long-time Mornington resi- dents, the Young family. This is where Alf Sexton started his barber’s […]

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#13 Males Butchery And The Hairdressers Audio Script

Audio Script  Back to Audio Tour Index DW The butchers shop with an upstairs residence was built about 1882 for James Smith Adams who, like many others, had his own slaughteryard outside the township. He was also a councillor on the Mornington Shire Council. We spoke to local historian Val Wilson about the building’s interesting […]

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