Marg, Further to my earlier messages re this photo, further research has revealed that the said Frederick Ash commenced business in Hunter Street in 1855, moving to larger, rented premises on the corner of King & Brown Streets in 1860. His premises in the now Civic precinct were built in 1904. Ian Wright ----- Original Message ----- From: "MargM" <genknut@exemail.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 5:28 PM Subject: [HV] State Records photo ? > > State Records want to know what this photo is of > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/5763060299 > > > I thinks its Newcastle before Fort Scratchley was built ?......... Any > one > any other ideas ?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Wright" <ianwright2@bigpond.com> To: <aus-nsw-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [HV] State Records photo ? Hi Ian, > Further to my earlier messages re this photo, further research has > revealed that the said Frederick Ash commenced business in Hunter Street > in > 1855, moving to larger, rented premises on the corner of King & Brown > Streets in 1860. His premises in the now Civic precinct were built in > 1904. > Fascinating where one question will lead to sometimes ! > >> >> State Records want to know what this photo is of >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/state-records-nsw/5763060299 >> >> >> I thinks its Newcastle before Fort Scratchley was built ?......... Any >> one >> any other ideas ? State Records would like to know and some idea of when it was taken Bye MargM Hunter Valley List Admin