Anecdotal History of Annandale
Site of Shell Petrol Pump
This access point has the 1948 Shell Logo on it. Shell changed their logo again in 1955. - The history of the Shell logo
See examples of petrol pumps of the time at:
1928 Gant Motors, Buckley Street, Footscray
Refuelling the car at Dunning's Garage in William Street, Kilcoy, ca 1933 and
in Shell 100 years (PDF 11MB)
The era of roadside petrol pumps
- 1927 Chevrolet Roadster parked outside the Personne-Reed's Parking Station, ca. 1930 (photo)
- Studebaker roadster back from an endurance run, Brisbane to Burketown and return, 1924 (photo)
- Was there in fact such an object as an "Art Deco Car"? and A walk around Glebe and Annandale:
a good conservation story - Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW Inc. Winter Newsletter (2.2MB PDF)
- STANDARD Roadster, registered mechanically good, rumble seat, tyres good, £30, best offer. Easy terms. Mrs. Johns, 74b Trafalgar-st, Annandale - The Sydney Morning Herald Wed 26 August 1936
TO LET GARAGE or Factory Brick enclosed cheap rent 74 Trafalgar st Annandale - The Sydney Morning Herald Friday 1 April 1932 ....
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