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Thomas Hughes Thomas was born in Wales and came to Ipswich with his parents as a young boy. He apprenticed as a pastrycook to Mr. F Whitehouse of Whitehouse Café in Nicholas Street after leaving school but then changed his career path to hairdressing. Thomas went to work at a well-known Ipswich hairdresser, Professor Fred Jenyns’ saloon, learning the trade. Thomas married Mary Ann Cullinane on 12 August 1885. They lived in Roderick Street, Ipswich, and went on to have four sons and three daughters. In 1888 Thomas established his own hairdressing business on the corner of Nicholas and Brisbane Street, and opened the first American-styled marble bar in Ipswich for the sale of Iced soft drinks and cordials, combining the two businesses. Mr. T H Thomas’s Premier Hairdressing and Shaving Saloon were comprised of two sections; the lolly and refreshment department and the Tobacconists and Hairdressing department. For sale at the Tobacconist were items such as cigars, cigarette holders, walking sticks, shaving sticks, and razors. Decorating the refreshment station were two attractive bubbling fountains supported by stout marble counters. Fresh iced drinks, ice cream, and lollies were available. Drink flavorings included cherry phosphate, lemon, strawberry, vanilla, sarsaparilla, pineapple, ginger, lime juice, raspberry, orange champagne, Kola champagne, vanilla cream, lemon vanilla, root beer, soda plain, and milk-soda. Thomas opened a branch of his marble bar business in Queen Street, Brisbane, and named it the New York Marble Bar and Ice Cream Parlor. Source: www.ipswichlibraries.com.au/thomas-hughes-thomas-ipswich-...

PIONEER ESTATE John Spiller of Mackay started the Pioneer Estate in 1882 named after a property that he held on the Pioneer River in the Mackay district. Henry Brandon had selected the adjoining block of land and soon joined in with Spiller. When the two partners had sufficient land planted with a cane, they placed an order in the Old Country for milling machinery. Mr. George Russell Drysdale, a Scot who reached the Burdekin in 1883 went to Mackay and negotiated with Mr. Brandon who was the manager of the Joint Stock Bank there, for the purchase of the Pioneer interests, and he acquired them for Drysdale Bros. Mr. David Donald who had been connected with Mr. MacKenzie at Seaforth joined Mr. Drysdale with whom he had traveled from Melbourne. Mr. Donald's first job was to receive the milling machinery and see it erected, and it commenced crushing in 1884. the sugar manufactured was carted to the landing at Baratta Creek by horse and bullock teams, where it was shipped by lighter to Townsville. Mr. Donald took over the management of the factory and Mr. Louis Hoey, father of Mr. L. W. J. Hoey, at present chairman of the Ayr District Canegrowers Executive tendered to the plantation work and cane cultivation. Mr. Donald later retired from the mill to become an accountant at Townsville and an agent there for Pioneer. Source: Townsville Daily Bulletin 01 Sep 1938 trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62169472

I did but see her passing by..... Coronation fever. -- Seen on your photo stream. (?)

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