Gerick's Newsagency & Lloyds Store (fmr)

Statement of Significance

Gerick’s Newsagency & Lloyds Store (fmr) has some significance for the associations with the early history of Meekatharra town and many retailers and other service functions over the years.

Physical Description

Single storey shops with front verandahs. Considerable interventions to originals.

History

The section of Main Street that is occupied by Lloyd’s Outback Centre was originally the site of a number of separate smaller business premises, which included Lloyd's general store, Alf Sallur’s chemist shop, Gerick’s newsagency, a saddler’s premises, Jim McMillan’s betting shop and McAleers’ general store. Lil Gerick married Evan Lloyd and the businesses seemed to mix & merge a little. Evan Lloyd opened Lloyd's general store in 1948 and it was taken over by his son John in 1968. In 1971, John extended the store to take in the businesses down to and including McAleers and turned the business into a self service supermarket, the first such in the Murchison. In 1983, Gerick’s newsagency building was destroyed by fire and Lloyds took over the site and expanded. In 1994, Lloyd’s Store, with a 50-metre street frontage, included a hardware store, newsagency and bookshop, ladies’ and mens’ clothing, shoe shop and a general grocery supermarket.

Integrity/Authenticity

INTEGRITY Moderate degree
AUTHENTICITY Low degree

Condition

Fair

Uses

Historic Themes

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