Menu
David Jones
This collection contains a selection of items relating to the David Jones business and store buildings in the Sydney's central business district.
David Jones Pty Limited, trading as David Jones, and commonly known as DJs, is a department store that opened in 1838. It was a family owned business and private company until it became public in 1906.
The firm started in a premises on the corner of George Street and Barrack Lane and operated a factory in Marlborough Street, Sydney. The Elizabeth Street store opened in 1927 and Market Street in 1938. As the flagship store, Elizabeth Street had a restaurant and David Jones Art Gallery (1944-1985). David Jones had a period of expansion opening stores around New South Wales and interstate. It was floated in 1995, and purchased by Woolworths South Africa in 2014. The Market Street store was sold in 2016 and closed in 2020.
To find even more items relating to David Jones try the search tool.
CollectionSydney Businesses