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227-267 Pitt Street, Sydney c1875

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State Library of New South Wales
[a089579 / SPF/579]

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Shopping

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.

Commercial building

Victorian architecture