On a cloudy summer morning, historic Morris' Store at Swansea, Tasmania, Australia. It is still in use today as IGA Supermarket. On Explore 3 March 2024.

            In the early 1830's a man known as John Alexander Graham came to the district as a hawker & peddler traveling from farm to farm displaying his wares. We do not know where he came from , any details of his history or reasons for coming here. We do know that he was an extremely well educated man with a sound financial backing. He later became the first warden of the Municipality of Glamorgan (1860) and wrote much of the Tasmanian Local Government Act which survived virtually unchanged for over 100 years.
Thus in 1838 the present three storey Stone & Brick building was constructed. Building materials being extremely scarce, local freestone was used where possible with bricks (which were locally produced without the traditional convict thumbprint) being reserved for the top storey where weight and height became a problem ; and for the window and door surrounds. Quality seasoned timber was also in short supply and while native hardwood was used for window sills, lintels, floor beams and flooring, imported pine was used for interior pillars, all joinery and most of the original shelving and shop fittings. So short was seasoned timber that recycled wood, obviously from one or more of the shipwrecks on the coast, was utilised for hidden support framing over doors and windows. 
In 2001, this area was again re-developed to expand the Supermarket area and incorporate a new independently owned Butchers Shop. Following the retirement of the butchers (Jones Family), this has been closed and following modern trends, prepacked fresh meat now becomes part of the Supermarket.  29189
   

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