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Peter James Quinn
Photographer
Award Winning
Fine Art Portraiture
Advertising & Architectural
Product & Commercial
Photography & Video
Coromandel Peninsula-wide
Phone 021 2634018
P. O. Box 399 THAMES 3540
JOIN THE 150TH ANNIvERSARY CELEBRATION
This Thames icon will celebrate their legacy
with a range of events and promotions. Special
merchandise and memorabilia will be available for
purchase the entire month or while stocks last.
In store events will focus on community, customer
and supplier engagement, while more formal
events will be held to acknowledge the loyalty
of staff, customers and suppliers over the many
decades and generations.
Listen for “Back in Time” segments on the local
radio stations, More FM and The Breeze, to
hear some of the stories of Read Bros and its
trading history.
Perhaps you have stories and memories that
you’d like to share? Their dynamic new website
offers an easy access form to write and submit
your own tale. See bottom of
for information.
ABOVE: The hardware store’s location below on
Pollen St was originally Arthur Read’s billiard
room. Jocelyn Read tells us, “In 1996, Stuart
and I purchased the site of the Exchange Hotel
next door, demolishing what little was left of it
to extend our shop to what it is today.”
September 2-9 2017 will mark more than one extraordinary
milestone for Read Bros: Five generations, one store, 150 years.