Hi...On Monday the 5th of September 2011 I bought an old Wellington Calendar - it was a giveaway from
SUNSHINE MILK BAR
94 Manners Street
WELLINGTON
Phone 46220
The calendar is dated 1949 -
It is headed SOUVENIR CALENDAR
of the Royal Visitors to
New Zealand
followed by a picture of the King And Queen and Princess Margaret
It also has a depiction of a Battle Ship .. I think it may an American Battleship, but not sure.
To date I have tracked the existence of the Milk Bar from 1933 to 1957. It was origianally called the TIFFEN, with the registered business being called G.GEORGE & CO. LTD . and G. George was the proprietor. He lived at 9 Edge Hill Wellington (Edge Hill was off Kent terrace.)
G. George was still shown as the registered owner of the company in 1957
SUNSHINE MILK BAR , according to WISES DIRECTORIES, was a trading name and the registered name of the business was TIFFEN & CO. LIMITED from around 1938 - 40 .
This milk bar would have been very popular with the U.S. troops stationed in the Wellington region in 1942-43, as it was right in the middle of the area, Manners Street / Courtney Place, that the U.S. forces made their main off duty recreation area. I Hope that this information is of use to you.
08 Sep 2011