history of Sunshine - businesses now gone

see also:

• history of Sunshine

• Derrimut Hotel in Sun Crescent
• Nelson Brothers funeral services in Devonshire Rd

• Adams Cakes,
• Agostino Deli,
• Alan Marks Men's Store,
• Angelo's Pinballs,
• Argils Florists,
• Bank of NSW,
• Benlor Real Estate,
• Benny's Pizza,
• Berns Jewellers,
• Blake's Radio,
• Bob Binks,
• Bradmans,
• Bradley's Chemist,
• Brickett outlet,
• Charcoal Chicken,
• Chas Wilkes Jewellers,
• C.G.Carlton Printers,
• Connor Shea,
• Copper Art,
• Crossys Bike Shop,
• Davis Hairdressers,
• Diamond Palace Chinese,
• Dr Borer the Dentist,
• Drayton Brothers Pottery, (the brothers Ted, Jack and Albert Drayton started the business)
• Dennys,
• Dinkum Pies,
• Eastcoast,
• Evan's Shoe Shop,
• Firestone Tyres,
• Forges school uniforms etc 82-90 Nicholson St Footscray
• Food Plus,
• Franklin's,
• Geoff Penny Barbers,
• Gilbertson Meats,
• Gores Mower Repairs,
• Hattams,
• Haxbies,
• Hearns Hobbies,
• Hielbrons Chemist,
• Jewels,
• Kramers,
• Len the Butchers,
• Llewellyn's Pharmacy,
• Maples,
• Masseys Car Sales - Williamstown Rd Yarraville in 1954 - was there really one in Sunshine?
• McClelland Optometrist,
• Melita Hardware,
• Michaels corner store,
• Mudford photography,
• Muller's Menswear,
• Noon Pies,
• Fireworks,
• Olarenshaw's paint shop
• Pelaco
• Prestige Dry Cleaners,
• Prouds Hardware,
• Rockans,
• Rothmans,
• Roxanne,
• Rules Wool Shop,
• Ryco Filters,
• Sanky Benson wheel rollers,
• South Sunshine Service Station and cartage /truck hire 59-63 Wright St run by A. Beachley and sons (newspaper ad in 1954) - Arthur Beachley Reserve presumably named after him
  • in 1940, A. Beachley ran a soil, sand, ash business from 5 Thorpe St Sunshine
• Sprakle's Ampol,
• Spurlings,
• Stan Cash,
• Steelcraft,
• Steve's Service Centre - Mobil Garage,
• Sunny Food Shop,
• Sunshine Football Club (1939-1989)
• The State Bank of Victoria (SSB) - merged with Commonwealth
• The Hub,
• The In Thing,
• Treasureway,
• Val's Wool Shop,
• Vicki Lee hair salon,
• Venture,
• Wards the Toy Shop,
• Western BMX,
• Western Market,
• Wendys Hamburgers,
• Whiteline Industries,
• Wilkes Jewellers,
• Williams Jewellers,
• Yat Sing Cafe,
• Zulli Imports.

• Sunshine Harvester Works / Massey Ferguson / H.V.McKay
• Alf Faukners cycles and sports 14 Devonshire Rd (next door to Electricity Commission) (ad in 1954)
• Titford's RACV Station Sunshine Garage 23 Devonshire Rd (ad in 1954)
• Walton's
• Taubman's Paints
• Dentist
• John Burke funeral director 28 Devonshire Rd (ad in 1930)

• Mott's Newsagents 1 Dickson St (ad in 1953)
• dentist office 1 Dickson St (ad in 1953 - Dr Boorer commenced)
• Old Post Office,
• Lily-Anne Art Florist (Mrs J. Miller) 14 Dickson St in 1954
• Sunshine Motors (ad in 1930, 1953) “independent service station” C'wealth Oil Refineries (COR)

• Blake's Radio and Electrical (ad in 1954)

• see also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_kG5uE_cKY c1975
• Blair Athol Sunshine's Pioneer Guest House (ad in 1924)
• dentist Dr Peter Boorer cnr Hampshire Rd and Station Place, upstairs First floor ?Dr McGeachen, Dr Vereker as well
• Len Hurley Butchers at the Overpass end
• Charcoal Chicken
• National Bank (was present in 1924 when a drapery was next door)
• Robinson's newsagent, tobacconist at Robinsons Cnr (ads in 1930, 1940)
• Motts Newsagency
• Commonwealth Bank near Motts Newsagent
• Jack Williams Jeweller
• Chalmers Bootery (ad in 1924, 1930)
• Colonial Gas Association (ad in 1930)
• Lin Rule opened a bicycle shop selling Malvern Stars in 1930
• Delta Cafe 197 Hampshire Rd in 1954
  • in the 1970's it was a Pizza restaurant
• Jones' Melody House / Music Shop 198 Hampshire Rd in 1954 (also a front for a learn to drive school)
• Miss Luke's drapery womens and childrens clothing 215 Hampshire (ad in 1930)
• Judd's women's clothing 219 Hampshire Rd (ad in 1953)
• H Doherty's bakery 221 Hampshire Rd (ad in 1940)
• Chisholm's millinery 225 Hampshire Rd (ad in 1930)
  • Heilbronn's pharmacy 225 Hampshire Rd (opp. Coles) (ad in 1953)
  • ANZ bank at 232 (now an Asian restaurant)
• Miss Baxter's womens and childrens clothing 252 Hampshire (ad in 1930)
  • Williams' Gift Store 252 Hampshire Rd (ad in 1953)
• Andrew Fox estate agents (ad in 1930)
  • James A Fox estate agents 264 Hampshire Rd (ad in 1970 Melways)
• Morton Arcade (266 Hampshire rd)
  • Desmiond Vilson, barrister and solicitor started practising 1954
  • Merven's childrens wear school uniforms (ad in 1954)
  • Arcade Pharmacy (ad in 1954)
  • Hat Salon on 1st floor (ad in 1954)
  • Gilbertson Butcher
  • hairdressers
  • Ron Crosbie JP had an Accountancy practice Crosbie Doran and Co on the 1st floor
  • Neville Ratniks Dental Surgery upstairs above ? this arcade
• Sievers Solicitor 286 Hampshire Rd (ad in 1940) - presumably moved to Sun Cres
  • Sunshine Beauty Salon 286 Hampshire Rd (ad in 1954)
• Bradley’s Pharmacy that became John Mitchell’s Sunshine Pharmacy
• La Moda hairdresser next to Bradley’s
• Keith Davies, Heilbronn’s and Brian Llewellyn’s pharmacies
• Mudford Brothers photo studios - had a monopoly on school photos
• PB shoes
• Williams Shoes
• Koulios locksmith ?hardware - started in Sun Crescent
• K.C. McLennan Optometrists
• Hurleys butchers
• Wards Stationary it was the last shop opposite Coles New World
• Brashes music
• Sunshine Cellars next to butchers
• Whelahan lawyers
• Moran and Cato grocers
• Hattons store which ? became Fosseys
• Coles New World,
• Coles Variety Store,
• Woolworths
• Maples Furniture
• Dallings Sports Store,
• Faulkners Sports store
• Rules wool shop
• Val's wool shop
• Patrick J Cannon and Testro solicitors
• Gibson's hardware and milk bar
• Sunshine Argyles Florist
• TAB betting
• Millers clothing was the main local school uniform supplier next to State Bank on the corner
• Sams mens wear
• Allan Marks mens wear
• George's pinball parlour 1st floor
• Kramer Gowns
• Pattersons furniture shop
• Treasure way
• Rudys coffee lounge
• Herbert Adams cake shop
• Dinkum Pies
• Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse,
• Fosseys,
• Susanne Silks
• Western Suburbs Real Estate Agency
• John Kontek real estate,
• Kontek Arcade:
  • Arcade Pet Shop,
  • sewing machine shop ?this arcade
• McEwans Hardware
• Devon Cafe
• Old MFB Fire Station,
• Suttons Music,
• Tiny Tot Baby Shop
• Bradman Handbag Shop
• Delicatessen Shop
• Reno's Dress Shop
• Lindsay’s Department store at the back of Cole’s where the car park is now, later became Target
• Kleins menswear
• jewellers - Saleras jewellery, Bern's
• Little Fix shoe shop run by Ray Kutcher
• Ernie Davis had a barber shop down the lane opposite Coles
• lawn mower shop
• the Advocate local newspaper publishers office was behind the mower shop
• Mullets men’s wear
• West coast jeans
• Just Jeans
• Letser's became East coast clothing
• Dave and Neil’s Butcher
• ‘While You Wait’ Shoe Repairer
• The In Thing trendy clothing
• Roxanne’s
• W.G Thomas butcher c1920s
• Ladies hairdresser Shirley Cathcart
• Spencers corner store Benjamin st and Hampshire rd
• Olarenshaw paint shop was in Hampshire Rd before moving to Devonshire Rd
• Blair Athol guest house for men
• Peter Muscat motors in the Apco service station

• Sunshine Market:
  • Ayton's haberdashery, nuts and chocolates
  • fresh fruit stalls
  • butcher
  • fresh fish
• record shop
• fish and chip shop
• jewellers
• Edments Gifts?
• clothing store

• solicitors
• doctor's office 31 Sun Crescent (in 1953 - Dr McCullagh and Dr D Wise)
• Brendan Edwards sports centre - gym, indoor pool, bounce ball, squash
• supermarket at rear of what is now the Sunshine Railway Station car park
• Barclays Dry Cleaning 23 Sun Crescent (ad in 1954)
• Seymours Mens clothing (on the corner)
• McDonald's small goods opp. Seymours in 1940
• Sunshine Delicatessen (“Hampshire Rd” next to Seymours in 1953)
• Classic Jewelry Supply (opp Seymours) ad in 1953
• Sunshine UFS Dispensary (ad in 1954)
• Crescent Furnishings 13 Sun Cres ad in 1954
• W.J. Bell Auctioneer 15 Sun Cres in 1954

• Crossroads
• Mario's Pinballs,
• B.S. Shore and son estate agents 111 Durham Rd (ad in 1970 Melways)
• Old Golf Course
• Sunshine West High School,

• The Shine meat supply and ice works cnr Hampshire Rd and Durham Rds (ad in 1924)
• New City Cafe (opp. Derrimut Hotel in 1954)
• George North Sunshine Direct Fruit Supply 192 Hampshire Rd (ad in 1940)
• Gross's Amcal chemist 190 Hampshire Rd opp hotel (advert in 1954)
• Websters Hardware 188 Hampshire Rd (ad in 1954)
• Jayson shoe store 198 Hampshire Rd in 1954
• Sunshine Town Hall demolished and replaced with the RT Pollard Gardens
• Niagara Cafe (next to Town Hall)
  • ran by Mr R Hellyer until 1940 when it was taken over by Mrs Bingham ¹⁾
• Clarrie Carlton's Caltex Service Station opp. Town Hall in 1954
• Sunshine Timber (near Town Hall in 1954)
• Gibson's Hardware Store 79 Hampshire Rd
• Sunshine cinema
• Sunshine cabinets
• Sun Picture Theatre (now Centrecom)
• Alex and Bettys Hamburger shop opposite where the old Sunshine picture theatre was
• Raleigh nursery
• Mitre 10
• Kirby's Dairy ?85 Hampshire Rd
• Ralph's barber
• Babbtins milk bar
• Mr Gibb's corner shop milk bar and hobby next to Kirbys Dairy
• butcher
• Fruit & Veg shop
• Moiler’s milk bar
• Sullivan's newsagency
• a small grocery store that took over when Mr Spence’s store,on the corner of Benjamin Street, was pulled down and new brick veneer shop replaced it
• Teddy Whitten ran a 4 Square? Mini mart next to Moiler’s for a time (previously owned by Mr Salmon)
  • he had a house between some shops on Hampshire rd opposite Leith Ave
• Crittal Metal Windows Manufacturing cnr Derby Rd?

• most Milk Bars, fish and chip shops closed
• Darlings Flour Mill
• P. Galea's Store cnr Derrimut and Sydney Sts (ad in 1954)
  • barber (now Annie's Hair and Beauty) and fish and chip shops were next door
    • in the early 1970's APS students would buy 5c chips, 5c fritters while a flake was 18c
  • milk bar over the road on opp. corner
• Les James grocery Anderson Rd Sunshine near railway crossing ? next to 2nd hand shop?

• Albion Timber Company (ad in 1954)
• Albion Quarrying Company (ad in 1953)
• Lynch's Garage started by Martin Lynch as a Blacksmith shop c 1916
• Eta Factory
• Nettlefolds (commenced 1925)
• Rubbertex 547 Ballarat Rd near Albion Station
• Spaldings,
• Sizzler,
• Sunshine High School
• Roxy Theatre Maidstone
• Praetz Newsagency 308 Ballarat Rd Braybrook in 1954
• Dyecraft Ltd cnr Melon St, Braybrook in 1954
• Besters Sweets, 234 Ballarat Rd Braybrook
• Deer Park Building Supplies 55 Ballarat Rd Deer Park in 1953

• blue stone quarries - closed late 1990s
• Wunderlich factory (est. 1925) made asbestos sheets (taken over by CSR then James Hardie) - mesothelioma legacy
• Village Drive-in cinema on the Maribyrnong River c1970 until it closed in 1982 and later became home of the Melbourne Knights soccer club

• Sunshine Squash Courts

• Albion Explosives Factory, built between 1940-45 and 1954-80, was in Deer Park