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Anthony Hordern's Palace Emporium, George Stree...

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Anthony Hordern's Palace Emporium, George Street Sydney 1907

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The early colony's closed economy, with limited currency and reliance on government rations, did not foster a retail culture, but it soon developed as the city moved beyond its prison status. At first dealing in necessities of life, Sydney's shops became more elaborate and diverse over time, and as elsewhere, department stores and shopping malls developed new kinds of shopping and consumption.

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