Monthly Archives: June 2015
Stamps on stamps
509 Nicholson Street, Carlton North, VIC 3054
George Men’s Hairdresser, ghost sign at 509 Nicholson Street, Carlton North, VIC 3054, Australia.
Litres / Sorry no fuel available
toffee?
Danger, this way and that way
Fire hydrant & hose (open)
City of Brunswick Electric Supply
119 Brunswick Road, Brunswick, Moreland City, VIC 3056. Circa 1912, and apparently still an intact part of the local infrastructure.
MTL Hacoba
St Pancras Ironwork
Photography
The remains of lettering on a former photography studio – perhaps not strictly a ghost sign. The shop is now empty.
Self
Self Storage.
Post Office
Post Office sign under night lighting at Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, VIC 3000.
Hose Reel
At Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, VIC 3000.
Yarra
No Road
Under the train bridge, Flinders Street, opposite the Immigration Museum, Melbourne, VIC 3000.
The Maori Chief Hotel
The sign is aging but the Maori Chief Hotel is still in business, at 117 Moray Street, South Melbourne, VIC 3205. Details above and below, with a wider view also below. As far as I can make out, there are two layers to the sign, which read:
Maori Chief Hotel
Aaaah!
and
Maori Chief Hotel
Victoria Bitter
