By Heather Wade and Kerry Davis, 2024.
Harvey House, July 2024. Both shops are vacant.
William A Nelson, an architect, called for tenders for the erection of shop premises at Harvey for Oscar Christian Rath in June 1913. (West Australian, Wednesday 18 June 1913, p. 4.) It was the first block of brick shops built in the town. (Harvey-Waroona Mail, 9 September 1955, p. 2.)
Billiard Licences
Rath held a billiard licence for a billiard room erected on portion of Lot 25, Section B (now No 7 & 9 Hayward Street) until November 1913 when the licence was transferred to Arthur Herbert Cooper. (Bunbury Herald, 18 November 1913, p. 4.).
In November 1921 Richard Jones applied to have the billiard license transferred to him from Arthur Cooper but in must have been unsuccessful as another application with the same details was made in January 1923 which appears to have been successful. (South Western Times, 13 January 1923, p. 4.)
In May 1929 the billiard licence was transferred from Richard Jones to Arthur Palmer. (Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express, 13 May 1929, p. 2.) Arthur Palmer died in 1947 and the licence went to his widow, Agnes Palmer, via her agent William George Palmer.
William George Palmer transferred the licence in February 1948 to Harold Robert Templeman, a hairdresser of Harvey. (West Australian, 26 February 1948, p. 25.)
Templeman transferred the licence to Verdun Clark in February 1949. (West Australian, 29 March 1949, p. 16.) He is listed living in Harvey and Northam in the 1958 electoral rolls indicating he moved from Harvey around that time. The popularity of billiards was on the wane by then, so perhaps that was the end of the billiard saloon at that address.
HARVEY HOUSE
The earliest record of the name ‘Harvey House’ was in 1914 when it was reported in the Southern Times that Mr A Cooper’s Harvey House Billiard Tournament was brought to a successful finish. (Southern Times, 27 August 1914, p. 4.) In 1917 Lena Cooper of Harvey House, Harvey, won second prize for her summer snowball recipe (Sunday Times, 15 April 1917, p. 7.)
Left hand side, i.e. No. 7
Enid Vicary nee Roesner said in her interview in 1989 that Mr Cooper had occupied the premises before Dick Jones and Roesners had bought from Jones. (Enid Vicary, HHO interview)
Apart from holding the billiard license, Richard Jones also conducted refreshment rooms in Harvey House. The first evidence is in 1927 when he was listed in the Harvey Show Schedule, but it is likely he had been doing so for some time. In October 1928 the readership was further informed that the tea rooms were a thriving business and that Mr Jones was also the agent for the daily papers, magazines etc. (Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express, 19 Oct 1928, p. 3.)
Mrs Caroline Roesner took over from Richard Jones soon after, probably in early 1929. She was a sub-agent for The Western Mail, The Broadcaster, the Sunday Times, Daily News, and other WA Newspapers and also sold afternoon teas and light luncheons. (Western Mail, 15 August, 1935, p. 11.)
Richard Jones transferred his billiard licence to Arthur Palmer in May 1929. (Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express, 13 May 1929, p. 2.) Enid Vicary said that there was a door between the billiard room and Roesners and the players would come and buy things entering through the door. (Enid Vicary, HHO Interview)
In November 1937, the fire that destroyed the Bank of New South Wales and Buckhold’s shop (Nos 3 & 5 Hayward Street) also caused fire damage to Roesner’s tea rooms, both buildings owned by OC Rath. (South Western Advertiser, 26 November 1937, p. 1.)
The Roesner family continued to run the business, mainly with the daughter, Enid O’Brien (later Vicary), managing it from 1937 until 1947. (Enid Vicary, HHO Interview) In August 1947 Enid advised that Roesner’s Newsagency would be under the management of Mr A Gordon, late of Perth, as from 1 September. She thanked everyone for their patronage during the past 18 years and asked that people owing money pay before 31 August. (Harvey Murray Times, 22 August 1947, p. 6.)
Harvey House – Roesner’s Tea rooms on the left and a Billiard Saloon on the right.
To the left in the photo is the Harvey Aerated Water Company building which was located at the back of the laneway that ran between two sets of shops. A Gordon & Sons, a newsagent on the left and Arthur Yeoman’s jewellery and watchmaking business on the right, occupy Harvey House. Photo colourised by Memories of Harvey Facebook.
1 September 1947 to at least April 1955. Mr A Gordon commenced advertising in 1947 and his last advertisement was in April 1955.
1955? to 1965. Blackall’s News agency opened seven days a week and sold toys, cool drinks, ice-creams, lollies, books and delivered papers each day. The Blackalls lived in the residence at the back of the shop and kept their horses in the paddocks behind the town’s shops. (Kerri Robbins nee Blackall, Memories of Harvey Facebook)
1965. Brian Cook took over Mr J Blackhall’s Harvey News agency. (Harvey Waroona Times, 9 July 1965)
Early 1970s. Neville’s News agency run by Neville and Dianne Thornton was first listed in the Harvey Show Schedule in 1973.
c1975 to 1978. Barry and Deirdre Edmunds, news agents.
1978 to ? Hall’s News agency, KR & AJ Hall, first listed in Harvey Show Schedule in 1978.
1981 to 1985. Ferraro’s News agency run by G & C Ferraro was first listed in the Harvey Show Schedule in 1981. (Dee Spackman-Lerch nee Ferraro, Memories of Harvey Facebook)
1990. G & M News agency was first listed in the 1990 Show Schedule. Glen and Merna Boyce operated the news agency and sold train tickets as the station had closed.
Unknown. Karen and Ian Grieves – news agency.
Unknown. Corallee and Mark Italiano – news agency.
At least 2005 to at least 2011. Round the Corner News agency. (2005 – Guy Palmer photo; 2011 – Kerry Davis photo)
Round the Corner News and Da Silva Seafood Man (with the boat above the verandah awning), February 2011.
Photo courtesy of Kerry Davis.
February 2015. Hooley Dooleys (Google maps)
March 2022. Vacant.
July 2024. Vacant.
Right hand side, i.e. No 9
Initially, Arthur Palmer occupied the right hand side of Harvey House conducting a hairdressing saloon and billiard room. He retained the billiard room at Harvey House but moved his hairdressing saloon next door to No. 11 Hayward Street in 1927. (Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express, 11 May 1927, p. 4.)
September 1946 to 1961. Arthur F Yeoman, jeweller and watchmaker came to Harvey in November 1945 and opened his business in a corner of Blockey’s Garage on Uduc Road. He moved next door to Roesner’s News agency on 2 September, 1946. (Harvey Murray Times, 6 September 1946, p. 10.) By 1961 Mr Yeoman had moved his business to the corner of Uduc Road and Becher Street.
At least 1961 to the 1970s. GF Fowler was a qualified watchmaker from Perth and had recently commenced on the staff of Yeomans in June 1953. (Harvey Murray Times, 5 June 1953, p. 12) Fowler continued in business as a Jeweller and Watchmaker in Harvey House until the 1970s.
Late 1970s/early 1980s. The Coffee Barn was started by Barbara Handley (Jennifer Vass, HHO Facebook). Paddy and Agnes Bricknell took it over in about 1982 before moving the business to the Upton Centre on Uduc Road about 1986. (Ruth Barrett, HHO Facebook)
Hayward Street showing Coffee Barn, c1985, photo – Kev Mainline, Harvey History Online Facebook
Unknown – Blood Bank
2005. Vacant (2005 – Guy Palmer photo)
By 2011. Da Silva Seafood Man. Initially Joe Da Silva set up a van near where the charging station is today for electric cars in Hayward Street.
February 2015. ?HEANA (Google maps)
Unknown. Surf Shop
Vacant off and on.
February 2021. Vacant.
Late 2021. KR Cabling.
July 2024. Both shops vacant.
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