| Charles Fysh left England and arrived in Melbourne on the Neleus
in December 1855. At first he ran a store on the south-west corner of
Burwood Road and Power Street Hawthorn. This building no longer exists,
having been demolished to allow room for the tram going from Power Street
into Burwood Road. Then in 1869 he built a new store on the north-west
corner, 107 Burwood Road. Below you can see the store as it was in the
early days and how it is in 2001. Beneath the pictures of the store is a
photo of the commemorative plaque that is attached to the Burwood Road
wall. At the bottom of the page is a copy of an advertisement for his
earlier store in the South Bourke Standard.
Early Days of Hawthorn
from "Hawthorn Peppercorns" by Gwen McWilliam
and Boroondara Library
The store in September 2001
Commemorative plaque
Cameron Piko (Charles' great-great-great-grandson) and
Isobel Piko (née Fysh, Charles' great-granddaughter)
Advertisement in the South Bourke Standard, May 16, 1862
from "Hawthorn Peppercorns" by Gwen McWilliam
and Boroondara Library
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