Western Stores

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Western Stores and Edgleys Ltd. was a group of department stores operating in Western and Central Western New South Wales in Australia.^[1]

A Western Stores building, now Myer Dubbo, pictured in 2020.

The companies were purchased by Farmers & Coy. of Sydney in the 1960s. Shortly after that, Farmers were purchased by Myer Emporium.^[2]^[3]

Locations

(Not exhaustive)

Dubbo - head office
Bathurst
Canowindra
Cessnock
Cowra (was Squire Pepper, acquired 1955)
Geurie
Gosford (Mortimer’s)
Grenfell
Gilgandra
Lismore (Sam McLean’s Central Stores)
Molong (was L. A. Nancarrow, acquired 1938)
Narromine
Newcastle
Orange
Parkes
Penrith
Tamworth
Trangie
Tweed Heads (Morley’s)
Wellington
Wongarbon

References

^ Bathurst District Historical Society Inc. MEMBER’S NEWSLETTER No 110 April – June 2017 https://www.bathursthistory.org.au/images/stories/newsletters/Newsletter-110.pdf
^ McRae, Alan; Barlow, Nevil (2009). The Western Stores and Edgleys: Farmers Ltd-Western Stores, Myer-Western Stores and finally Grace Bros: a glimpse in time in Bathurst - & retailing in the bush. Bathurst, N.S.W: Alan McRae and Nevil Barlow. ISBN 978-1-921726-00-2.
^ "The Western Stores – Local Studies Central West Libraries". Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[1] Bathurst District Historical Society Inc. MEMBER’S NEWSLETTER No 110 April – June 2017 https://www.bathursthistory.org.au/images/stories/newsletters/Newsletter-110.pdf

[2] McRae, Alan; Barlow, Nevil (2009). The Western Stores and Edgleys: Farmers Ltd-Western Stores, Myer-Western Stores and finally Grace Bros: a glimpse in time in Bathurst - & retailing in the bush. Bathurst, N.S.W: Alan McRae and Nevil Barlow. ISBN 978-1-921726-00-2.

[3] "The Western Stores – Local Studies Central West Libraries". Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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