Tailors’ Buttons
Cormack & Lewis, Cessnock
John Groat Sinclair (a.k.a George Jack, a.k.a. John George) Cormack and William Aubrey Lewis started advertising in 1921.
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder (NSW), 11th February 1921 page 5.
In 1928 they suffered a shop fire.
The Newcastle Sun (NSW), 24th December 1928 page 6.
During WW2 they ran afoul of the restrictions applied by the government and were fined.
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder (NSW), 9th April 1943 page 3. I think the authorities took a “serious view” of themselves, as well!
In December 1945 the partnership was ceased, with both Cormack and Lewis continuing alone. In 1947 Cormack was fined for attempting to bribe a Commonwealth officer. Mr Cormack was born in Scotland in 1889 and died in Cessnock in 1953 after a long illness.
Dun’s Gazette for NSW, 25th January 1946.
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder (NSW), 25th January 1946 page 4.
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder (NSW), 26th March 1946 page 5.
William Aubrey Lewis 1898-1963.