Naples Street
Jimmy Green had his Boot Maker’s shop and residence on the corner of Naples and Jellicoe Street. This later became Turley’s Grocery which was eventually sold to Dave Gillespie. Dave had the shop pulled down and the concrete block shop, which is now the Four Square Dairy, erected.
Across the Street a new brick and concrete building was erected in 1924 for Garwith and Logan Solicitors. This continues in use as a solicitor’s office.
The neighbouring building was originally a laundry owned by A Brenitall. A 1920 valuation of the building was two hundred and fifty pounds (2013 = $20,867). It then became the office of J Jolly who was the Secretary Accountant for several of the dairy factories serving the district including the Tawaha, Elmdale and Lower Valley factory companies. The accountancy later became Jaine and Haines then O Jones.
The next section, on which the local Fire Brigade built its Fire Station in 1907, belonged to Geo Pain. The cost of the station was twenty pounds (2013 = $3,148) . A bell tower was built later. The brigade only had a ladder and buckets and the only water available was drawn from wells, horse troughs or rain tanks. The brigade added a shed which was later used by Mr C Poulter the chemist to house his Austin car.
The next building was Bill Smith the blacksmith’s in the 1920s this became Aitchison’s who also operated the local funeral company. Aitchison operated until selling to Arthur Tyler in 1948. L Boyd of Boyd and Son’s taking over the undertakers side of the business. Tyler later moved next door.
The building was then used as an ambulance shed and store shed for McCarthy Brothers trucking company. The building was pulled down by Bob Stevens Snr. in 1982.
The next building, ‘Steven’s Filterite’ was formerly a Featherston Camp building which was moved to Martinborough in the early 1920s. First used by Stan McCarthy blacksmith, then Malneeks Agricultural Contractors, followed by Steven’s Filterite. Currently the Olive Press.
A Gillies built two houses on the next section which is now the mitre 10 timber yard.
