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At the time of posting we were uncertain of the location of the Kimmerly House. John and Elaine Bolton has provided the following interesting information: (by email). The photo of the Kimmerly store in the Fall newsletter stated that the "location was unknown at this time". Perhaps we can add a bit to the history. When my Mother moved to Flinton in 1939, this was Demore's store, having been sold to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Demore previous to that. After Mr. Demore passed away, it continued to be operated by his wife and their son Gerald. When Gerald became ill (mid 1960's?) the store was closed and eventually the building was purchased by a Tweed businessma, Hazen Trites who converted it to apartments. On January 20, 1978 the building caught fire. The owner was trying to thaw frozen pipes with a blowtorch. John Bolton was fire chief at the time, and according to his fire diary, the flames were already licking up the front of the frame structure when the department arrived. There was a very strong wind blowing, and within 30 minutes the roof had collapsed. The tenants of the building escaped but nothing was saved. The lot sat vacant for some time, and then was purchased by Arthur & Rieta Freeburn and a new store was built. They later sold to Dwayne & Donna Thibault. When the Northbrook IGA opened, it was not viable to operate a grocery store in Flinton, and the business closed. The building was purchased by Bruce Kellar and today operates as a church called "Through the Roof Ministry". Of interest to the history, the book "Village on the Skoot" indicates that a "dressmaker/millinery business" operated for many years in an upstairs apartment in the original building (1920's-1930's) During my years at Flinton Continuation School an out-of-town school teacher rented this apartment. Looking at the original survey plan of the village of Flinton (I believe the museum has a copy of this), the location of the store was Lot #67 Holton Street at the corner of Edward Street & Holton. The book "Village on the Skoot" does indicate "Holden Street" but this could have been an error in transcribing early notes. Holton Street is now called Flinton Road. John & Elaine

Think this is a little later than the Egg and Foul Market given the growth in the tree on the right. But not much. Egg and Fowl is circa 1905 so I would say 1906 or 07 at 12.12 PM some day

DannyM8 Well, circa 1905 on the Egg and Fowl Market was speculative... Never firmly established.

National Library of Ireland on The Commons Understand that. But think this is a little older

Think this might be the Egg and Fowl Market also?

DannyM8 Deffo geese, etc. lying on the ground...

Burns Philp (properly Burns, Philp & Co, Limited) was once a major Australian shipping line and merchant that operated in the South Pacific. When the well-populated islands around New Guinea were targeted for blackbirding in the 1880s, a new rush for labour from these islands began. James Burns and Robert Philp purchased several well-known blackbirding ships to quickly exploit the human resource in this region, and Burns Philp entered the slave trade. The company ended its involvement in blackbirding in 1886.[1] [2] In later years the company was a major player in the food manufacturing business. Since its delisting from the Australian Stock Exchange in December 2006 and the subsequent sale of its assets, the company has mainly become a cashed up shell company. It is wholly owned by Graeme Hart's Rank Group (not to be confused with the British company of the same name). In April 1883 James Burns and Robert Philp began a trading partnership, originally named the "Burns, Philp & Company Limited".[3] They were the first company to offer tourism to New Guinea, in 1884, advertising the 'New Guinea Excursion Trip'.[4] This consisted of a five-week trip from Thursday Island and has been described as the "official beginning of tourist cruises in the South Pacific".[5] The company later published a book titled Picturesque Travel,[6] with the first issue appearing in 1911 and the last in 1925.[7] Sir Robert Philp twice became Premier of Queensland, while Sir James Burns, became a member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales and founder/benefactor of Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children. Up to 1903, Burns Philp operated as merchants and shipping agents in the Pacific Islands, as well as providing a mail service and carrying tourists to Papua New Guinea, New Hebrides and the Solomon Islands.[8][9] In 1904, Burns Philp began to acquire plantations and land to develop into plantations in the British Solomon Islands.[10] In 1914 the Burns Philp Tourist Department was established, advertising tours on Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Acquisition of the Port Moresby Hotel occurred in the same year, with the Papua Hotel purchased some years later. Burns Philp "maintained a near monopoly on passenger services to Melanesia until the outbreak of the war in the Pacific".[11] During this period the company had a dominant role in trade in the region distributing general merchandise and collecting copra. By 1916, Burns Philp was operating 7 plantations in the British Solomon Islands through subsidiaries - the Solomon Islands Development Company, the Shortland Islands Plantation Ltd and Choiseul Plantations Ltd.[12] Source; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burns_Philp