The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.
Department store chain founded in 1885 which became the first to expand into suburban locations, and survived when other city retailers closed. It was taken over by Myer in 1983, and rebranded Myer in 2004.
Milestone
Merged into
1983
{"name":"Merged into","target":"Myer Ltd","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1983<\/span>"},"date_start":"1983","date_end":"1983"}
Name
Alternate
Grace Bros
{"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Grace Bros","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Alternate
Myer Ltd
2004 -
{"name":"Alternate","target":"","target_text":"Myer Ltd","date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>2004<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":"2004","date_end":null}
Position
1885
{"name":"Founder","target":"Grace, Albert Edward","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1885<\/span>"},"date_start":"1885","date_end":"1885"}
1885
{"name":"Founder","target":"Grace, Joseph Neal","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1885<\/span>"},"date_start":"1885","date_end":"1885"}
1917 - 1931
{"name":"Director","target":"Grace, Joseph Neal","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1917<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1931<\/span>"},"date_start":"1917","date_end":"1931"}
1931 - 1938
{"name":"Director","target":"Grace, Albert Edward","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1931<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1938<\/span>"},"date_start":"1931","date_end":"1938"}
1969 - 1983
{"name":"Employee","target":"Grace, Michael","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1969<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1983<\/span>"},"date_start":"1969","date_end":"1983"}
1971
{"name":"Chair","target":"Grace, Bert Augustus 'Mick'","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1971<\/span>"},"date_start":"1971","date_end":"1971"}
1980 - 1983
{"name":"Company director","target":"Grace, Michael","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1980<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1983<\/span>"},"date_start":"1980","date_end":"1983"}
Property
Occupied
1883 - 2004
{"name":"Occupied","target":"436-450 George Street","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1883<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>2004<\/span>"},"date_start":"1883","date_end":"2004"}
Occupied
1904 - 1994
{"name":"Occupied","target":"213 Broadway","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1904<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1994<\/span>"},"date_start":"1904","date_end":"1994"}
Occupied
1926 - 1994
{"name":"Occupied","target":"185-211 Broadway Ultimo","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1926<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1994<\/span>"},"date_start":"1926","date_end":"1994"}
Occupied
1930 - 1942
{"name":"Occupied","target":"Grace Building","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1930<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1942<\/span>"},"date_start":"1930","date_end":"1942"}
Occupied
1980 - 1983
{"name":"Occupied","target":"Downing Centre","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1980<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1983<\/span>"},"date_start":"1980","date_end":"1983"}
Occupied
1983 - 2004
{"name":"Occupied","target":"Central Pitt","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1983<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>2004<\/span>"},"date_start":"1983","date_end":"2004"}
Type
{"name":"Commercial organisation","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}