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John Thomas Fitch
J. T. Fitch & Son was an Adelaide drapery store established by John Thomas Fitch, and carried on by his son John Thomas Fitch, jr. History John Thomas Fitch (1825 – 15 May 1902) was born in Leigh, Essex or Gravesend, and served his apprenticeship with the Leicester Square drapery firm of Stagg & Mantle. a son of Elizabeth Pinder Fitch (c. 1801 – 28 May 1869 in Adelaide). He arrived in South Australia aboard ''James Gibb'' in October 1850 with his wife Caroline Mary and two children. He worked as a commercial traveller for Charles Henry Goode, Goode Brothers, then in 1857 established his own store "London and Manchester Warehouse" opposite York Hotel, Rundle Street By 1860 they had moved to 141–145 Rundle Street, at the Pulteney Street, Adelaide, Pulteney Street intersection, "Fitch's Corner". In 1880, at a time of recession, Fitch purchased the stock of competitors C. Beeton, H. E. Cohen and J. F. Clark, and took over the lease of Mrs. Balthazar's shoe shop next door. Unlik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Native title in Australia#Traditional owner, traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Adelaide Park Lands, Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the Adelaide Hills, foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
