18-529: Gowing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Eric Gowing (1913-1981), Anglican Bishop of Auckland John Gowing (1835–1908), English-born Australian retailer Laura Gowing ( fl. 2003 ), British historian Sir Lawrence Gowing (1918-1991), British artist, writer, curator and teacher Margaret Gowing (1921–1998), English historian Nik Gowing (born 1951), British television journalist Other uses [ edit ] Gowing,
36-520: A character in The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith See also [ edit ] Gowings , department store chain in Sydney, Australia Going (disambiguation) Gowin [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Gowing . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
54-564: A men's barber and a dining restaurant. In 1863, John Gowing opened a drapery business in Crown Street , East Sydney, New South Wales . He entered into partnership on 4 November 1868 with his brother Preston Robert Gowing, who had been working as a storekeeper in Victoria . They set up the Mercery and Glove Depot, at 318 George Street, which John managed for £200 per annum plus half the profits of
72-608: A pedestrian mall. Being a major street through central Sydney, George Street is often seen in terms of a number of distinct sections or precincts. From north to south, they include: On 8 December 1899, an electric tramway was opened along George Street to Harris Street . This reduced the traditional dependence on horses and human feet. In 1959 the trams were replaced by diesel buses. Bus lanes were introduced from Bridge Street to Broadway southbound and Broadway to Jamiestown Street northbound in July 1997. Until October 2015, George Street
90-690: Is associated with the store. This article about an Australian corporation or company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . George Street, Sydney George Street is a street in the central business district of Sydney . It was Sydney's original high street , and remains one of the busiest streets in the city centre. It connects a number of the city's most important buildings and precincts. There are more high rise buildings here than on any other street in Australia . Amongst Australia's 100 largest listed companies , more are located here than on any other street. The street begins in
108-538: Is one of the two original thoroughfares, along with the track that became Bridge Street . It is possible that George Street was the first street in Australia. Until 1810 George Street was generally referred to as High Street in the English custom, although the northern part of the thoroughfare was also sometimes referred to as "Sergeant Major's Row" and, earlier, as "Spring Row" (since water carriers had originally established
126-423: The convicts and marines on the rocky western slopes of the bay. A track leading from the convicts' encampment in the area of The Rocks, past the marine barracks and alongside the banks of a stream to a brick pit, located near to the present location of Central station with some arguing that it follows paths and tracks already created by the local Aboriginal people. This track that eventually became George Street
144-451: The business. This store was located on the corner of Market Street and George Street and the site was redeveloped in 1929 by John's son, Preston Lanchester Gowing , both as an investment and prime retail location. It became one of the most prominent and famous department stores in Sydney. In recent years Gowings embarked on an ambitious expansion plan, opening four more Gowings stores in other locations in Sydney. In 2001, Gowings divested
162-542: The light rail works, the City of Sydney pedestrianised sections of George Street between Hunter and Bathurst Streets, with the intention of making George Street "Sydney's premier retail and pedestrian street". The state government announced it would support the plan. Light rail construction commenced in October 2015 resulting in the closure of George Street. The light rail through George Street opened on 14 December 2019. However,
180-656: The north end of Sydney in The Rocks , near the Sydney Harbour Bridge , and extends to the southern end of the city, near Central Station and Ultimo , where it leads into Railway Square . From here Broadway is the continuation of George Street turning westwards, leading to the western suburbs as Parramatta Road . The origins of George Street lie in the layout of the Sydney Cove colony. Captain Arthur Phillip placed
198-588: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gowing&oldid=1188355608 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Gowings Gowings was a department store chain in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia , established in 1868. Set on several floors, it specialized in men's casual clothing, camping gear and novelty items. It had
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#1732855108998216-777: The route as a link between the Tank Stream, the Military encampment and the hospital). The Street was formally named for King George III by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810. On 8 August 1907 at Bateman's Crystal Hotel on George Street, a meeting resolved to form the New South Wales Rugby Football League , Australia's first professional rugby football association and predecessor to the modern-day National Rugby League . In 1937, Frank Jenner committed to telling ten different people on George Street about Christianity every day thenceforward. Until 2016, George Street
234-705: The same period at a location adjacent to George Street, with a major entrance to George Street near Hunter Street . Next south is Town Hall station is located under George Street near the Sydney Town Hall and at the southern end is Sydney Central station . In response to increasing bus congestion in the CBD, on 13 December 2012, the NSW Government announced a commitment to build a light rail from Circular Quay down George Street to Central station before continuing east to Kensington and Randwick . In conjunction with
252-407: The southbound lane between Bathurst Street and Campbell Street was never reopened and remained closed to traffic. In May 2020, City of Sydney proposed to convert the southern section of George Street to a pedestrian-only boulevard, extending southwards the existing boulevard that was constructed under the light rail project. In July 2020, the northbound lane from Ultimo Street to Bathurst Street and
270-476: The stores to an independent listed company, Gowings Retail (later G Retail), to enable them to concentrate on their investment and property interests. Although successful in the City, their locations in suburban areas failed to attract customers. In November 2005, after three years of successive losses, G Retail Ltd entered administration. Attempts to sell the business were unsuccessful and the last remaining Gowings store
288-404: Was the busiest street in Sydney in terms of number of buses per hour; most bus services to the inner western and north-western suburbs traveled along part of or most of George Street. Many of the principal railway stations in the Sydney city centre are located on or near George Street. At the northern end of George Street, is Circular Quay station . Wynyard underground station was constructed in
306-553: Was the one in George Street, Sydney , which closed its doors at 5:23pm on 29 January 2006. The building was then taken over by Supré . After 5 years, the building opened its doors to the public as Sydney's first ever Topshop store in 2011. The department store was featured in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie . The origin of the now old-fashioned Australian colloquial phrase, 'gone to Gowings',
324-452: Was the route for Sydney's Anzac Day parade until made unavailable by CBD and South East Light Rail construction work. It now proceeds via Elizabeth Street . The Light Rail line through George Street began services in December 2019. From 2019 to 2022, the majority of George Street between Bridge St (near Circular Quay) and Rawson Place (near Central Station) was progressively converted into
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