OBJECT TITLE / NAME

James Smith Adams, butcher

DATE1900s

MEDIAImage

COLLECTIONMornington and District Historical Society

REG NO.1235.23

HISTORY

James Smith Adams born 1838 son of Dr. James Smith Adams who had married Annie Hopkins. James was a butcher by trade and owned his own slaughter yard. He was involved in the community, and was a councillor with the Shire of Mornington. He died of a fractured skull after an accident in Cranbourne in 1895.

DESCRIPTION

This shows a beautiful two storey stone and brick building. There is an ornate balcony to the upper floor. There is a large sign on the side of the building “J.S. Adams, Butcher”. There is a pitched roof with 3 chimneys visible. There are 3 men standing in the foreground, and a horse and cart with driver to the right of the picture.

SUBJECTS

Butcher shops

KEYWORDS

Adams, James Smith, Butcher shops, Mornington, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council