This evocative photograph comes from a postcard loaned to us by Mrs Richards of Dee Why. It shows one of the horse-car trams which operated in Manly from 1903-1907. The postcard was sold by J W Williams, who had a tobacconist’s at 17 Corso from 1909-1914. The photograph shows the premises of Phillips and Cook, estate agents; Adrian’s Boot and Shoe Store; and Purves’ Bakery on the west side of the Corso, and Williams’ shop just beyond that. On the east side, the old St Matthew’s Church juts out into the Corso in the middle-distance. Presumably the driver of the tram is off watering the horse; meanwhile the passengers wait patiently.
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