Saturday, December 31, 2011

GEORGE MAWBEY UNPOPULAR?

On 15 November 1839, George Mawbey made a public announcement in a newspaper that he had sub-let the premises of his Refreshment Rooms in Rundle Street, Adelaide.
A new business was opening there, the Grieve & Campbell General Store.
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On Wednesday 27 November 1839, the new proprietors ran a newspaper advertisement for an opening special - cheap bread.
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On Saturday 30 November 1839, the local newspaper published a long list of people invited to a public entertainment on Christmas Eve held as a tribute to the new Governor, Sir William Gawler.
On it were Rundle Street retailers, John Stuckey and Grieve Campbell, but not George Mawbey.