Dear Bill Thank you for the Sydney City Council suggestion which led me the City of Sydney Archives online and a keyword search produced some information about William` Service - and other people I am interested in. The rate books when I get to them will help me pin down the start and finish of the produce business as well as the information about building and land. Hopefully the facilities for researchers are now improved. Philippa At 05:34 16/05/2007, you wrote: >Dear Phillipa, >It may help if when you have a few more details if you contact the Archives >at Sydney City Council. >They are in an office block someewhere near Town Hall these days, but I went >to a factory near MASCOT years ago when they were there. >All the big old rate books are held by them and they will tell you the >dimensions of the land, the buildings that were erected. What it was worth, >and how much it could be rented for. >Staff there are extremely helpful, but in those days there was only one >microfilm reader, one fiche reader and very limited facilites so an >appointment was necessary to go there. >Sincerely, Bill > > Thank you Bill for all the information - I will pursue this further in > > Sands Directory The produce store was operating by c 1867 possibly before > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message