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This collection includes items relating to the Sydney business Marcus Clark & Co.

Henry Marcus Clark (1859-1913) established Marcus Clark & Co in Newtown in 1883. A 1902 article from the Sunday Times describes the building as thus: 'At Marcus Clark’s, at the corner of Newtown-road and Brown-street, one of the show places of the city, the most fastidious of women can be satisfied. Whenever you have a friend from another State, you always have to take her to this Emporium, so that she may see one of the places Sydney can boast of.'

Marcus Clark was so successful that a number of other stores opened in other suburbs, including Marrickville and Bondi Junction. In 1896 a store was opened on the corner of George and Harris Street near Railway Square. It was called Bon Marche. A larger building was constructed on the same site in 1909 and further stores were added around Railway Square.

In 1906 a building, known as the flat iron building, was erected on the corner of George and Pitt Streets, Railway Square. It was the tallest building in Sydney at the time being 9 stories and 150 feet tall. At this time the company employed 600 staff. A number of regional stores were also opened in the coming years.

Marcus Clark continued to be family owned until bought by Waltons in 1966. The flat-iron building at Railway Square was restored in 1984 but without reattaching the 10-foot high masonry domes originally located on each corner of the roof. The main store, still known as the Marcus Clark building, is now the Sydney Institute of TAFE.

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https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/marcus_clark_and_co

CollectionSydney Businesses

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Aerial view of Central Railway Station Sydney, circa 1950s

7-eleven store, King Street North Newtown, 2008

Sydney Technical College, Railway Square Haymarket, 1970

Trams and cars in Railway Square Haymarket, 1957

Elevated view of Railway Square from Sydney Terminal, George Street Sydney, 1954

Railway Square Upgrade, George Street Sydney, 1999

Aerial view of Railway Square Haymarket, 1967

Print - Princess Theatre in George Street Haymarket, 1925

Building at 218-222 King Street Newtown, 1991

Marcus Clarke (Building W), Ultimo College, TAFE NSW, 1989

Marcus Clark & Co factory, Buckland Lane Newtown, 1912

Central Railway Station and Belmore Park Sydney, circa 1914

Street scene, King Street Newtown, 1972

George Street Haymarket, 1910

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Site snippet - Marcus Clark building, 206-208 King Street Newtown

Building Inspectors Card - Christmas display, 827-839 George Street Sydney, 1965

Building Inspectors Card - Application to reinstate after fire - 16-36 Mountain and Small Street, 1943-1944

Letter - Cancellation of lease in Queen Victoria Markets, 1899

Letter - Application to vacate shop 42, Queen Victoria Markets, 1899

Building Inspectors Card - Alterations, 827/829 George Street - Marcus Clark & Co, 1949

Building Inspectors Card - Alterations to air raid shelter - Marcus Clark & Co - Bijou Lane, 1947

Building Inspectors Card - Pier and dock, Marcus Clark & Co - 827/839 George Street Sydney, 1946

File - Request to change name of Railway Square to Central Square, 1908

File - Application for palatial warehouse for Marcus Clarke & Co, George and Pitt Streets Sydney, 1905

File - Retention of building and existing use, 206-208 King Street Newtown, 1953

File - Request from Marcus Clark for information on Sydney Town Hall organ, 1900

File - Marcus Clark & Co - Broadway Theatre, 173-179 Broadway & Mountain Streets, 1941

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Plan - Alterations to Marcus Clark & Co - George Street Sydney, 1913

Plan - Marcus Clark & Co, George Street Haymarket, 1949

Plan - Marcus Clark store, Chalmers Street, 1919

Railway Square Upgrade, George Street Sydney, 1999 (A-00047433)

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