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  • The Bungaree Shops
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    • Things the Shops Sold
  • The Bungaree Schools
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    • A Cyclone Destroys the Hall
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    • Black Friday
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    • 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
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  • The Making of the History Walk
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  • Extra Information, photos and songs
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The Top Shop.

The Tinney Brothers.

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The Top Shop was opened around ___. The Tinney Brothers ran the Top Shop from the 1930s until 1943.


Mr Leo Rix worked at the Top Shop after the Bottom Shop closed. He delivered groceries all over the area in trucks. At one time there were around 20 to 25 people working at the Top Shop. It was a big business.
 Mr Rix took laundry and dry cleaning in to Ballarat.

Ted Cass took deliveries to two old farmers called Jack and Jim Crough. If they went out, they were careful to lock their doors. But they would leave the key in the lock for Ted!


Click below to hear Mr Rix talk about the Top Shop.
Below is an animation about a true event that happened at the Top Shop. Natty Quick was a wagon driver who made delviries to the chaff mill. The chaff mill was operated by Harry Tinney. See what happened below:

Rod and Kerry Holt

Rod and Kerry bought the Top Shop off Ted Cass in 2002. They came from Horsham. They made some changes to the shop like they turned Ted's storeroom into a cafe room, they have Liberty fuel and a library kiosk. Rod also runs a mobile coffee trailer that runs on solar power. He takes it to places like footy matches.

Click below to hear three interviews with Kerry Holt.

Click here to find out about the lolly shop and butchers.