Bungaree History Walk
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  • The Wathaurungs
    • Wathaurung Culture
    • Lal Lal Falls
    • The Important Mountains
    • Special Wathaurung Sites
    • Interesting Wathaurung Facts and Photos
    • The Legend of Bunjil
  • The Bungaree Blacksmiths
    • The Chisholm's
    • The Devereux's
    • The Ritchie's
    • The Cyclone Destroys a Blacksmith
    • Stories about the Blacksmith
  • The Bungaree Hotels
    • Grand Junction
    • Bridge Hotel
    • Morning Star
    • Horse and Jockey Hotel
    • Robbery at the Morning Star
    • The Cyclone Destroys a Hotel
  • The Bungaree Bank
    • The Bankers
    • Inside the bank
    • The Holey Incident
    • The Blacksmith's Joke
    • The Bungaree Bank Closes
  • The Bungaree Police Station
    • Stories about the Police Station
    • The Truck Crash
    • Archaeological Survey
    • Police Station Photos
  • The Bungaree Railway Station
    • The Train Wreck
    • The Busy Bungaree Station
    • Interview with Mr Lawless
    • Bungaree Railway Photos
    • The Bungaree Station Closes
  • The Bungaree Shops
    • The Chalmers Shop
    • Bottom Shop
    • Top Shop
    • The Lolly Shop and Butcher
    • Interviews about the Shops
    • Things the Shops Sold
  • The Bungaree Schools
    • The First School
    • The Bluestone School
    • The Current School
    • Interviews with Past Students
    • Bungaree School Photos
  • The Bungaree Mechanics' Institute
    • A Cyclone Destroys the Hall
  • St John's Anglican Church
    • Parish Life
    • Improvements to St John's
  • The Bungaree Fire Brigade
    • Black Friday
    • Fighting Fires
    • Early Fire Fighting Equipment
    • Bungaree CFA
    • The Mt Warrenheip Fire
    • The Captain visits the school
  • St Michael's Church, School and Convent
    • St Michael's School
    • St Michael's Church
    • St Michael's Convent
  • The Bungaree Recreation Oval
    • The Bungaree Footy Club
    • The Bungaree Netball Club
    • Interviews about the Institute
    • The Cricket and Tennis Clubs
  • The Making of the History Walk
  • Contact Details and Bibliography
  • Extra Information, photos and songs
  • Feedback Blog

The Lolly Shop and Butchers

The Lolly and Ice Cream Shop.
Bungaree actually had a lolly shop that also sold ice cream. It was near the hall and was built by a Mr Bill Jeffrey. It started out as a pie shop and was run Mrs Jeffrey. Then Betty Devereux opened it as a lolly and ice cream shop. Then it closed for a long time and then Frawleys reopened it again as a lolly and ice cream shop. In 1960 Mr Rix's parents bought it and then it became the Health Centre. Later it was demolished, but the house is still there.  Listen below to Mr Leo Rix talk about the lolly shop. 

The Butchers

Bungaree has had three butchers who worked in a butcher shop that was owned by the Morning Star hotel. The shop was built on the west end of the hotel. After the cyclone in 1927, the shop was moved to the east end of the hotel.

The first butcher was Willliam (Bill) Jeffrey. He came to Bungaree in 1896 at the age of 16. He married Anastasia Devereux in 1908 and worked as a butcher for Bob McClymont who owned the hotel. He killed his own cattle and sheep in a slaughter house behind the Morning Star.

Later George Haintz took over the butcher shop and leased it from Stan Forbes who was now licensee of the Morning Star. He married Bill Jeffrey's daughter and Bill continued to work for him. They had a van and delivered meat to lots of peoples' houses. In 1948, George moved away to work in the Claretown Hotel.

George Haintz had a younger brother, Peter, who took over the butcher's for a short time. Bill had retired by now. The shop was eventually closed in the mid 1960s and was demolished.
Click here to hear Mr Rix talk about the butcher shop.

Click here to listen to more interviews about the shops.