CBC BANK is the first bank to be opened in Campbelltown
The first bank to open was the Commercial Bank of Sydney (CBC Bank)(PDF, 204KB) which operated out of a small building on Queen St, but quickly expanded and moved to McGuanne's House(PDF, 413KB). This was the colonial building on the corner, as shown in the photograph below. The CBC bank operated out of these premises for a number of years before the new bank building was built in the 1880s. It had just one employee for several years before a junior was appointed.
(Image sourced from Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society)
Mrs Hickey's General Store
Mrs Hickey's shop, was a General Store, situated 50 metres south of the Queen Street and Bradbury Avenue intersection on the western side of Queen Street. This places it in the vicinity of where the car wash is now located. Items that Mrs Hickey sold included: cutlery, pottery, garden tools, farm products, linen, clothing, pots and pans, lamps and lanterns. Early stores sold a huge variety of items and were a very important feature of the community. There were a number of 'general stores' in Campbelltown that supplied essential items.
(Image sourced from Garnie Dredge Collection, Campbelltown City Library)
Quintessential Campbelltown- Afternoon Tea
“Afternoon tea” was written on this 1878 photograph, snapped outside McGuanne's House, one of the four well known Queen Street houses(PDF, 413KB) in Campbelltown. This is a typical scene from 1870's Campbelltown.
(Image sourced from Gore Family Collection)