Hollimans Limited Hollimans Limited, Ravenswood Archive. [Archive] (Unpublished)
Summary
Hollimans Limited, with stores in Townsville, Charters Towers and Ravenswood, were furniture and hardware specialists as well as grocery, household goods and mining and farming suppliers. Hollimans imported fine silverware, china, glassware, etc. from countries such as Great Britain, the US, Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, Sweden, Italy and Japan. The "Thorps Buildings" were built for the Hollimans premises in 1905 and 1906 in Ravenswood, which was once a thriving gold mining town of 5000.
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Additional Information
Special Collection items may be used on the Library premises by visiting the appropriate Reading Rooms during opening hours. Digital copies of selected items from this Archive will be made available through the repository as copyright or other restrictions allow.
References
Roderick, D.C. (1975). Ravenswood 1868 - 1917. In B.J. Dalton (Ed.), Lectures on north Queensland history, Second series pp. 147-167. Townsville, Australia: James Cook University. [See Related Links].
Roderick, D.C. (Ed.)(1975). Ravenswood: [a collection of historical photographs]. Townsville, Australia.
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