My grandfather, Reg Fitzsimmons, was a bootmaker in Redfern in the early 1900's. Dave Fitzsimmons Canberra On 02/12/06, Janeen McLachlan <janfred11@dcsi.net.au> wrote: > > Hi Louise > > Mine made the famous "E H Sydney" cycle shoes and "Little Lady" girls and > maids shoes - copied from their letterhead. > > My father remembers making cycle shoes for (Sir) Hubert Opperman. Those > were > the days when shoes were made in Australia. My father then went on to > teach > bootmaking at Sydney Tech but eventually they had so few students he was > made redundant. No one wanted to learn. I still have some of his old text > books. > > Regards > Janeen > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hi All My mother worked at a shoe factory in Balmain in the 30/40's, but sadly I have no idea what it may have been called. Mary -----Original Message----- From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of David Fitzsimmons Sent: Saturday, 2 December 2006 8:43 AM To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ANS] Redfern Hotels My grandfather, Reg Fitzsimmons, was a bootmaker in Redfern in the early 1900's. Dave Fitzsimmons Canberra On 02/12/06, Janeen McLachlan <janfred11@dcsi.net.au> wrote: > > Hi Louise > > Mine made the famous "E H Sydney" cycle shoes and "Little Lady" girls and > maids shoes - copied from their letterhead. > > My father remembers making cycle shoes for (Sir) Hubert Opperman. Those > were > the days when shoes were made in Australia. My father then went on to > teach > bootmaking at Sydney Tech but eventually they had so few students he was > made redundant. No one wanted to learn. I still have some of his old text > books. > > Regards > Janeen > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------- 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/565 - Release Date: 2/12/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.6/565 - Release Date: 2/12/2006