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    GHOST SIGNS

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    A column by Sean Reynolds. If you’d like to read more stories about Melbourne’s past, follow me on Instagram @melbourne_ghostsigns.

    Ghost Signs: C. J. Angus building – 102 Ferguson St in Williamstown

    The story behind the "Ghost Signs" at the C. J. Angus building – 102 Ferguson St in Williamstown

    A chocolate palace of the jazz era –217 Geelong Road, Kingsville

    A century ago, William Stewart, the chocolate czar of Geelong Road, conducted his sweet, sweet business.

    Watswool Wool Brokers

    A towering warehouse in West Footscray, with its decayed WATSWOOL WOO(L) (B)ROKERS sign, was constructed for Australian Estates wool brokers.

    TARAX, Newport

    This advertisement in Newport reading 'BOTTLES & CANS! TARAX', is hidden behind the jagged teeth of a wooden fence on a former milk bar erected in 1952 as Whitehurst’s Delicatessen.

    GRAHAM CAMPBELL FERRUM CO IRON FOUNDRY

    By the 1950s it was one of the largest foundries in Melbourne’s western suburbs.