Advertising

A glimpse of the businesses, entertainments and remarkable promises once advertised in the district.

Step back into the pages of local newspapers, where a visit to the pictures, a motor car for hire or a remarkable new tonic competed for attention. These advertisements show how businesses, fashions and everyday life changed across the Southern Highlands.

Select an advertisement to see it larger. The numbered source takes you to its original newspaper record. Historical advertising claims are part of the story and should not be treated as present-day advice.

1860s

Throsby Park land sale, Moss Vale (1867)
Throsby Park land sale, Moss Vale (1867) [2]

1880s

D. McGregor, plumber in Moss Vale and Mittagong (1885)
D. McGregor, plumber in Moss Vale and Mittagong (1885) [3]
J. Jacobie, Berrima tailor (1885)
J. Jacobie, Berrima tailor (1885) [4]
R. Aitken & Co., plumbers and ironworkers, Bowral (1885)
R. Aitken & Co., plumbers and ironworkers, Bowral (1885) [5]

1890s

Central Hotel - Edward Aland, Moss Vale (1892)
Central Hotel - Edward Aland, Moss Vale (1892) [6]
Commercial Hotel - W. Johnson, Moss Vale (1892)
Commercial Hotel - W. Johnson, Moss Vale (1892) [7]
Dr Frederick Ware, visiting dentist, Moss Vale and Bowral (1892)
Dr Frederick Ware, visiting dentist, Moss Vale and Bowral (1892) [8]
Jimmy Ah Moy, tea merchant, Mittagong (1892)
Jimmy Ah Moy, tea merchant, Mittagong (1892) [9]
John Haddin, livery stables and coaches, Moss Vale (1892)
John Haddin, livery stables and coaches, Moss Vale (1892) [10]
Robert Viles, saddler and harness maker, Moss Vale (1892)
Robert Viles, saddler and harness maker, Moss Vale (1892) [11]
Royal Hotel - E. Goodridge, Moss Vale (1892)
Royal Hotel - E. Goodridge, Moss Vale (1892) [12]
W. Adams, Moss Vale tailoring establishment (1892)
W. Adams, Moss Vale tailoring establishment (1892) [13]

1900s

J. Blythman’s livery stables, Moss Vale (1906)
J. Blythman’s livery stables, Moss Vale (1906) [14]

1910s

Arthur Gregory’s motor cars for hire, Bowral (1916)
Arthur Gregory’s motor cars for hire, Bowral (1916) [15]
B. Drescher’s soldiers’ watches, Bowral (1916)
B. Drescher’s soldiers’ watches, Bowral (1916) [16]
Harry Phillips’ circus, Mittagong (1916)
Harry Phillips’ circus, Mittagong (1916) [17]
IXL Pictures, Alpine and Mittagong (1916)
IXL Pictures, Alpine and Mittagong (1916) [18]
Mandemar farm and Berrima cottage sale (1916)
Mandemar farm and Berrima cottage sale (1916) [19]
Empire Theatre - Gloria’s Romance, Bowral (1917)
Empire Theatre - Gloria’s Romance, Bowral (1917) [20]
IXL Pictures - Alpine and Mittagong (1917)
IXL Pictures - Alpine and Mittagong (1917) [21]
Murphy the Boot King, Bowral (1917)
Murphy the Boot King, Bowral (1917) [22]
W. Worner - motor car and passenger lorry for hire, Mittagong (1917)
W. Worner - motor car and passenger lorry for hire, Mittagong (1917) [23]
Empire Theatre and skating, Bowral (1919)
Empire Theatre and skating, Bowral (1919) [24]
Maryville Nursery and fruit trees, Mittagong (1919)
Maryville Nursery and fruit trees, Mittagong (1919) [25]
Nichols Bros’ Big Drop Sale, Mittagong (1919)
Nichols Bros’ Big Drop Sale, Mittagong (1919) [26]

1920s

Arthur Gregory - Ford cars and trucks, Bowral (1920)
Arthur Gregory - Ford cars and trucks, Bowral (1920) [27]
Clements Tonic - four nurses recommend it (1920)
Clements Tonic - four nurses recommend it (1920) [28]
Percy Flight - Buick motor cars, Bowral (1920)
Percy Flight - Buick motor cars, Bowral (1920) [29]
W. G. Nicol - clocks, Bowral (1920)
W. G. Nicol - clocks, Bowral (1920) [30]
Central Motor Garage, Moss Vale (1920)
Central Motor Garage, Moss Vale (1920) [31]
Criterion Hotel and car hire, Robertson (1922)
Criterion Hotel and car hire, Robertson (1922) [32]
W. T. Martin, Robertson general store (1922)
W. T. Martin, Robertson general store (1922) [33]
Daily motor service: Robertson, Burrawang and Moss Vale (1923)
Daily motor service: Robertson, Burrawang and Moss Vale (1923) [34]
Fancy and comic dress ball, Burrawang (1923)
Fancy and comic dress ball, Burrawang (1923) [35]
IXL Pictures - What Wives Want and Driven, Mittagong (1924)
IXL Pictures - What Wives Want and Driven, Mittagong (1924) [36]
W. F. Foley - summer suits, Bowral (1924)
W. F. Foley - summer suits, Bowral (1924) [37]

1930s

C. P. Delburn’s wireless service, Moss Vale (1934)
C. P. Delburn’s wireless service, Moss Vale (1934) [38]
F. C. Beaumont, timber merchant and carrier, Mittagong (1934)
F. C. Beaumont, timber merchant and carrier, Mittagong (1934) [39]
Springett’s picnic provisions, Bowral (1934)
Springett’s picnic provisions, Bowral (1934) [40]
Windsor Cafe dining rooms, Bowral (1934)
Windsor Cafe dining rooms, Bowral (1934) [41]
S. Whyte and Son, tailors, Moss Vale and Bowral (1934)
S. Whyte and Son, tailors, Moss Vale and Bowral (1934) [42]
Moore’s Flats Estate auction, Sutton Forest (1936)
Moore’s Flats Estate auction, Sutton Forest (1936) [43]

1940s

A. J. Gregory - Austin Six-Sixteen, Bowral (1940)
A. J. Gregory - Austin Six-Sixteen, Bowral (1940) [44]
See Venables First - tools, Bowral (1940)
See Venables First - tools, Bowral (1940) [45]
The Don Fruit Shop - R. Henderson, Bowral (1940)
The Don Fruit Shop - R. Henderson, Bowral (1940) [46]
W. G. Freeston - electrical contractor, Bowral (1940)
W. G. Freeston - electrical contractor, Bowral (1940) [47]
Whytes, the Corner Store, Moss Vale (1944)
Whytes, the Corner Store, Moss Vale (1944) [48]
A. Lees & Son - speedy grocery delivery, Bowral (1948)
A. Lees & Son - speedy grocery delivery, Bowral (1948) [49]
Diggers’ Ball - School of Arts, Bowral (1948)
Diggers’ Ball - School of Arts, Bowral (1948) [50]
Sommers - shopping in Bowral (1948)
Sommers - shopping in Bowral (1948) [51]
T. W. Watson - Hotpoint radio, Bowral (1948)
T. W. Watson - Hotpoint radio, Bowral (1948) [52]

1950s

Bowral Motors - Prefect sedans (1950)
Bowral Motors - Prefect sedans (1950) [53]
Country Foot Service at Bowral’s Central Pharmacy (1950)
Country Foot Service at Bowral’s Central Pharmacy (1950) [54]
Southern Limestone Products Company, Berrima (1950)
Southern Limestone Products Company, Berrima (1950) [55]

1960s

Bowral Brickworks (1968)
Bowral Brickworks (1968) [56]

1970s

Ferguson’s Garden Centre, Mittagong (1970)
Ferguson’s Garden Centre, Mittagong (1970) [57]

1980s

Beverley Cottee’s Victoria House, Mittagong (1984)
Beverley Cottee’s Victoria House, Mittagong (1984) [58]
Bowral Tulip Time Festival (1984)
Bowral Tulip Time Festival (1984) [59]
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