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Erection of new Farmer and Co department store building facing Pitt Street 1872

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State Library of New South Wales
[a089488 / SPF/488]
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Bricks

Sydney is unusual in the extent to which the urban landscape has been profoundly influenced by the basic, yet ancient, building material of bricks. Bricks made by the first convict brickmaker were used in the public buildings of the new colony, and the presence of brickyards influenced a succession of localities, from the inner city to the outer suburbs.

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Victoria House Pitt Street

Department stores constructed for Farmer and Co in Pitt Street. When the street numbers in Pitt Street were changed the address became 259-261 Pitt Street.

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Farmer and Company

Drapery business established in 1839 by Joseph and Caroline Farmer which became a retail empire and social institution. Located initially opposite the Victoria Theatre in Pitt Street, it expanded into a purpose built department store further south on Pitt Street in 1874.

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