Forgotten Type

On the hunt for #ForgottenType – building name signs, datestones, ‘ghost signs’ and other text remnants. Use the hashtag to share your discoveries.

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'Animal Research Institute'
681 Fairfield Road, Yeerongpilly Qld 4105
#ForgottenType #NameSign #NamrSigns #Yeerongpilly #Brisbane #Qld #Queensland #YeerongpillyHistory #BrisbaneHistory #YeerongpillyHeritage #BrisbaneHeritage #HistoricYeerongpilly #HistoricBrisbane

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'Council Chambers' and 'Town Hall'
Goondiwindi Civic Centre, 100 Marshall Street, Goondiwindi QLD 4390
#ForgottenType #QLD #Queensland #GoondiwindiHistory #GoondiwindiHeritage #HistoricGoondiwindi

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'Draper' ghost sign and leadlight sign
54 and 56 Maughan Street, Wellington NSW 2820
#ForgottenType #GhostSign #GhostSigns #PaintedSigns #LeadlightLettering #Wellington #NSW #NewSouthWales #WellingtonHistory #WellingtonHeritage #HistoricWellington

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'Boorowa News. & Printing Works'
98 Pudman Street, Boorowa NSW 2586
#ForgottenType #GhostSign #GhostSigns #PaintedSigns #Boorowa #NSW #NewSouthWales #BoorowaHistory #BoorowaHeritage #HistoricBoorowa

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'Murphy Bros', 'Men's Boys's Outfitter Mercers Hatters', 'House of Quality', and 'Pelaco Shirts Pyjamas'
78 Pudman Street, Boorowa NSW 2586
#ForgottenType #GhostSign #GhostSigns #PaintedSigns #Boorowa #NSW #NewSouthWales #BoorowaHistory #BoorowaHeritage #HistoricBoorowa

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'Monaro Centre'
108 Commissioner Street, Cooma NSW 2630
#ForgottenType #HistoricSign #HistoricSigns #Cooma #NSW #NewSouthWales #CoomaHistory #CoomaHeritage #HistoricCooma

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'Howland's Garage'
54 Swift Street, Wellington NSW 2820
#ForgottenType #GhostSign #GhostSigns #PaintedSigns #Wellington #NSW #NewSouthWales #WellingtonHistory #WellingtonHeritage #HistoricWellington

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Ghost sign.
38 John Street, Coonabarabran NSW 2357
#ForgottenType #GhostSign #GhostSigns #PaintedSigns #Coonabarabran #NSW #NewSouthWales #CoonabarabranHistory #CoonabarabranHeritage #HistoricCoonabarabran

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'Angas Mill'/'Laucke Milling Company' ghost signs
25 Commercial Road, Strathalbyn, South Australia
Corner of Commercial Road and Mill Street.
#ForgottenType #GhostSign #GhostSigns #Strathalbyn #SouthAustralia #StrathalbynHistory #StrathalbynHeritage #HistoricStrathalbyn

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Ghost signs.
25 Commercial Road, Strathalbyn, South Australia
Corner of Commercial Road and Mill Street.
#ForgottenType #PaintedSigns #Strathalbyn #SouthAustralia #StrathalbynHistory #StrathalbynHeritage #HistoricStrathalbyn

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'[Odd F]elllows'/'Erected 1870'
60 Bridge Rd, Langhorne Creek, South Australia
#ForgottenType #PaintedSigns #LanghorneCreek #SouthAustralia #LanghorneCreekHistory #LanghorneCreekHeritage #HistoricLanghorneCreek

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'Commit No Nuisance' and 'Commit Nuisance'
The second sign has had the 'no' altered.
196 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. At the corner of Little Bourke and Heffernan Lane.
#ForgottenType #HistoricSigns #MelbourneHistory #MelbourneHeritage #HistoricMelbourne

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'Prince's Bridge Hotel'/'Young and Jackson'/'Est. 1875'
1 Swanston Street (corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets), Melbourne
#ForgottenType #HistoricSigns #MelbourneHistory #MelbourneHeritage #HistoricMelbourne