Sunday, January 1, 2012

Dicksons Mensland, Warragul

Recently I wrote about the former Warragul branch of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney (CBC) at 5 Smith Street and while scouring the internet for information on the building I came across the CBC Officers Club Inc website that included a letter from Malcolm Dickson with the following paragraph.

My father rented a shop at 5 Smith Street from 1930 to June 1939 when we had to vacate the shop for the CBC Bank.

We moved to 30 Smith Street where the business is still operated by my son and two Grandsons.

And that, I'm afraid, is a long-winded way of getting to Dicksons Mensland at 30 Smith Street, Warragul.

Dicksons Mensland, Warragul

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4 comments:

  1. HelsJanuary 2, 2012 at 3:26 AM

    Either this building was more elegantly designed in the first place, or it has been beautifully renovated recently. In either case Dicksons Mensland is very refined Deco.

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  2. David ThompsonJanuary 2, 2012 at 8:41 AM

    It is certainly well maintained and I hope it was built in 1939 when Dickens moved there. I'll pop in one day and see if they know.

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    1. AnonymousMay 16, 2012 at 10:20 PM

      The Dicksons Mensland building was built in 1939 with the architect being Rhys Hopkins. There are 2 other buildings in the town that were built in the same design but have not been maintained as well as ours. They the Warragul Sale Yards office and Alex Scott Real Estate in Queen St.
      Malcolm Dickson owner of the building

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    2. David ThompsonMay 16, 2012 at 10:44 PM

      Than you very much Malcolm for confirming some of the info in my post. I've seen the Warragul Sale Yards office but I'll have to take a look at Alex Scott's office. Thanks again for the info. Much appreciated.

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