State Lib Qld 1 118180 View of Sircom Street, Croydon, ca. 1907
Summary
View of Sircom Street, Croydon, ca. 1907.
Croydon is located in the heart of the Gulf Savannah, in north west Queensland. When first settled in the 1880s Croydon was a large pastoral holding until gold was discovered in 1885. By 1887 the town's population had reached around 7,000 and during its heyday, Croydon was the fourth largest town in the colony of Queensland.
Street scene shows a variety of business houses lining one side of the street and a young man with a barrow loaded with goods. Hugh Savage's general store has goods for sale which are spilling out onto the street.
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Date
1907
Source
Item is held by John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
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Public Domain