Butchers in Gawler and Willaston - Revision history

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	Gartrell was an entrepreneur of his time. With the Barossa Goldfields rush in 1887, Gartrell and Hodgson opened a ‘shop’ at the goldfields (in the Cockatoo Valley area). It consisted of an overhanging branch from which two sheep, newly slaughtered, were suspended. It was reported that the two did intend to erect a more business-like premises.		Gartrell was an entrepreneur of his time. With the Barossa Goldfields rush in 1887, Gartrell and Hodgson opened a ‘shop’ at the goldfields (in the Cockatoo Valley area). It consisted of an overhanging branch from which two sheep, newly slaughtered, were suspended. It was reported that the two did intend to erect a more business-like premises.

			==== Miller Family - Four Generations - 1880s-1960s+ ====
			First generation [[Miller W\|William Miller]] was operating a butcher store from the 1880s to early 1890s from the [[Murray Street 146 - 154 Piles Building\|Piles Building]] in Murray Street. His son [[Miller Hartley Burfield\|Hartley Burfield Miller]] operated a butcher store at [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/7743317758 38a Adelaide Road] from 1896, it was passed to his son Clifford Miller upon Hartley's death in 1941. Hartley's son Arthur William Miller was also a butcher at Gawler South. Then Arthur's son [[Miller Graham (Snowy)\|"Snowy" Graham Miller]], was the fourth generation Miller butcher in the Gawler area, he ran his store at [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/11336785314 1 Main Street Willaston] from 1946 until at least the 1960s, and he had a [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/albums/72157672971533681/ slaughterhouse and yards] at Mount Terrace, Gawler South.

	==== Causby & Sons - 1894-1920 ====		==== Causby & Sons - 1894-1920 ====
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	* Para Vista Meats was at 58 Murray Street in 1999 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/19425825766 photo]]		* Para Vista Meats was at 58 Murray Street in 1999 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/19425825766 photo]]
	* [[Keightley T R & Son Butchers\|Keightley & Sons]], Murray Street (including c1950s to at least 1996)		* [[Keightley T R & Son Butchers\|Keightley & Sons]], Murray Street (including c1950s to at least 1996)
			* Rodney Harvey rented "Snowy" Graham Miller's store at 1 Main Street Willaston c1990 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/11336785314 photo]]

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	* Para Vista Meats was at 58 Murray Street in 1999 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/19425825766 photo]]		* Para Vista Meats was at 58 Murray Street in 1999 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/19425825766 photo]]
	* [[Keightley T R & Son Butchers\|Keightley & Sons]]		* [[Keightley T R & Son Butchers\|Keightley & Sons]], Murray Street (including c1950s to at least 1996)

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	* Para Vista Meats was at 58 Murray Street in 1999 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/19425825766 photo]]		* Para Vista Meats was at 58 Murray Street in 1999 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/19425825766 photo]]
			* [[Keightley T R & Son Butchers\|Keightley & Sons]]

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	==== James Rogers - 1854-1874 later John Rogers ====		==== James Rogers - 1854-1874 later John Rogers ====
	James Rogers carried out trade as a butcher from 1854 until his retirement in 1874, when he passed trade on to his son John Rogers.<ref>Bunyip (6 Feb 1874) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97207424</ref> James' Murray Street butcher shop, with sign 'J Rogers Butcher', can be seen in the c1860 photo of Gawler (contemporary address 28 Murray Street)(see [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/49563759766 full photo] & [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/49563759826 close up section]).		James Rogers carried out trade as a butcher from 1854 until his retirement in 1874, when he passed trade on to his son [[Rogers (Cr) John\|John Rogers]].<ref>Bunyip (6 Feb 1874) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97207424</ref> James' Murray Street butcher shop, with sign 'J Rogers Butcher', can be seen in the c1860 photo of Gawler (contemporary address 28 Murray Street)(see [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/49563759766 full photo] & [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/49563759826 close up section]).

	==== George Sheriff later Sheriff Brothers - 1859-1905+ ====		==== George Sheriff later Sheriff Brothers - 1859-1905+ ====

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			==== James Rogers - 1854-1874 later John Rogers ====
			James Rogers carried out trade as a butcher from 1854 until his retirement in 1874, when he passed trade on to his son John Rogers.<ref>Bunyip (6 Feb 1874) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97207424</ref> James' Murray Street butcher shop, with sign 'J Rogers Butcher', can be seen in the c1860 photo of Gawler (contemporary address 28 Murray Street)(see [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/49563759766 full photo] & [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/49563759826 close up section]).

	==== George Sheriff later Sheriff Brothers - 1859-1905+ ====		==== George Sheriff later Sheriff Brothers - 1859-1905+ ====

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	==== Crestline Meats - 1978-2026+ ====		==== Crestline Meats - 1978-2026+ ====
	Crestline Meats first opened as a small store in Murray Street in 1978; from there they moved to [[Tod Street]] Plaza, a "hidden secret" tucked away in the back corner.<ref name=":1">Crestline Meats Website [online accessed 5 Jan 2026] https://www.crestlinemeats.com.au/about/</ref> In Easter 2015, they opened a second store in the newly built Gawler Green Shopping Centre.<ref name=":1" /> In July 2019 the business was purchased by the previous manager and his partner, the Tod Street Plaza store was closed and the entire business was run from the Gawler Green Store.<ref name=":1" /> As of 2026, they continue to operate as a locally owned and operated family business.<ref name=":1" />		Crestline Meats first opened as a small store in Murray Street in 1978; from there they moved to [[Tod Street]] Plaza, a "hidden secret" tucked away in the back corner.<ref name=":1">Crestline Meats Website [online accessed 5 Jan 2026] https://www.crestlinemeats.com.au/about/</ref> In Easter 2015, they opened a second store in the newly built Gawler Green Shopping Centre.<ref name=":1" /> In July 2019 the business was purchased by the previous manager and his partner, the Tod Street Plaza store was closed and the entire business was run from the Gawler Green Store.<ref name=":1" /> As of 2026, they continue to operate as a locally owned and operated family business.<ref name=":1" />

			=== '''Other Local Butcher Stores''' ===

			* Para Vista Meats was at 58 Murray Street in 1999 [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/19425825766 photo]]

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	==== Crestline Meats - 1978-2026+ ====		==== Crestline Meats - 1978-2026+ ====
	Crestline Meats first opened as a small store in Murray Street in 1978; from there they moved to Tod Street Plaza, a "hidden secret" tucked away in the back corner.<ref name=":1">Crestline Meats Website [online accessed 5 Jan 2026] https://www.crestlinemeats.com.au/about/</ref> In Easter 2015, they opened a second store in the newly built Gawler Green Shopping Centre.<ref name=":1" /> In July 2019 the business was purchased by the previous manager and his partner, the Tod Street Plaza store was closed and the entire business was run from the Gawler Green Store.<ref name=":1" /> As of 2026, they continue to operate as a locally owned and operated family business.<ref name=":1" />		Crestline Meats first opened as a small store in Murray Street in 1978; from there they moved to [[Tod Street]] Plaza, a "hidden secret" tucked away in the back corner.<ref name=":1">Crestline Meats Website [online accessed 5 Jan 2026] https://www.crestlinemeats.com.au/about/</ref> In Easter 2015, they opened a second store in the newly built Gawler Green Shopping Centre.<ref name=":1" /> In July 2019 the business was purchased by the previous manager and his partner, the Tod Street Plaza store was closed and the entire business was run from the Gawler Green Store.<ref name=":1" /> As of 2026, they continue to operate as a locally owned and operated family business.<ref name=":1" />

	=== '''Other Local's who worked as Butchers''' ===		=== '''Other Local's who worked as Butchers''' ===

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	==== ~~'''~~George Sheriff~~'''~~ later ~~'''~~Sheriff Brothers - 1859-1905+~~'''~~ ====		==== George Sheriff later Sheriff Brothers - 1859-1905+ ====
	George Sheriff was carrying out trade as a butcher in Gawler Town by 1859.<ref>(South Australian Register 14 Apr 1859) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49902098</ref> In the early 1860s he had a store located on the western side of Murray Street between Tod & Jacobs Streets, he vacated that store in 1867 to move 'extended premises’ a few shops south.<ref>(Bunyip 4 May 1867) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130960240</ref><ref>(Bunyip 13 Jul 1867) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130962899</ref> After George’s death in 1891, his son John Joseph Sheriff and one or more of his brothers continued on the butchering business as ‘Sheriff Brothers’, likely from the same Murray Street location.<ref>(Bunyip 12 Jun 1908) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97729486</ref> Not uncommon for the era, the cleanliness of George and later his son's butchering businesses drew reports and fines from health inspectors for "impure liquid and filth", foul stenches, dirty shop floor and filthy stock yards.<ref>(South Australian Weekly Chronicle 25 Jan 1862) <nowiki>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90253530</nowiki></ref><ref>(South Australian Weekly Chronicle 25 Jan 1862) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90253530</ref><ref>(Bunyip 31 Dec 1897) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97575510</ref><ref>(Bunyip 5 Sep 1902) <nowiki>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97592905</nowiki></ref><ref>(Bunyip 15 May 1903) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97588171</ref> For more details on the Sheriff Family and the locations of their stores see [[Sheriff (Cr) George]].		George Sheriff was carrying out trade as a butcher in Gawler Town by 1859.<ref>(South Australian Register 14 Apr 1859) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49902098</ref> In the early 1860s he had a store located on the western side of Murray Street between Tod & Jacobs Streets, he vacated that store in 1867 to move 'extended premises’ a few shops south.<ref>(Bunyip 4 May 1867) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130960240</ref><ref>(Bunyip 13 Jul 1867) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130962899</ref> After George’s death in 1891, his son John Joseph Sheriff and one or more of his brothers continued on the butchering business as ‘Sheriff Brothers’, likely from the same Murray Street location.<ref>(Bunyip 12 Jun 1908) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97729486</ref> Not uncommon for the era, the cleanliness of George and later his son's butchering businesses drew reports and fines from health inspectors for "impure liquid and filth", foul stenches, dirty shop floor and filthy stock yards.<ref>(South Australian Weekly Chronicle 25 Jan 1862) <nowiki>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90253530</nowiki></ref><ref>(South Australian Weekly Chronicle 25 Jan 1862) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90253530</ref><ref>(Bunyip 31 Dec 1897) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97575510</ref><ref>(Bunyip 5 Sep 1902) <nowiki>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97592905</nowiki></ref><ref>(Bunyip 15 May 1903) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97588171</ref> For more details on the Sheriff Family and the locations of their stores see [[Sheriff (Cr) George]].

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	Between 1894 and 1920 Mr. Causby and his sons, would slaughter stock on the east side of Chamberlain Road, near the [[Willaston Cemetery]]. They never operated a butcher’s shop; however, the sons, Tom and Joe would deliver meat around Willaston and Gawler.		Between 1894 and 1920 Mr. Causby and his sons, would slaughter stock on the east side of Chamberlain Road, near the [[Willaston Cemetery]]. They never operated a butcher’s shop; however, the sons, Tom and Joe would deliver meat around Willaston and Gawler.

			==== Selway’s Butchers and Slaughterhouse - 1896-1945 ====
			<br />In 1896 Mr W.J. Selway began his butchering business; however, he didn’t have a shop for some twelve years. His first butcher shop was on the corner of Murray and High Street in Gawler. The slaughtering was done to the south of the shop. In 1932, his son, W.J. Selway Junior took over and opened a butcher shop in Murray Street, where the Bunyip Office is situated. During the Second World War, with the labour shortage, he closed his Murray Street shop and opened a butcher shop in Willaston. It was the third shop just south of the Willaston Hotel. He remained there until 1945. Mr Selway Junior’s slaughterhouse was situated on what is now known as Kelly Road. It was demolished in 1994.

	Selway’s Butchers and Slaughterhouse - 1896-1945<br />In 1896 Mr W.J. Selway began his butchering business; however, he didn’t have a shop for some twelve years. His first butcher shop was on the corner of Murray and High Street in Gawler. The slaughtering was done to the south of the shop. In 1932, his son, W.J. Selway Junior took over and opened a butcher shop in Murray Street, where the Bunyip Office is situated. During the Second World War, with the labour shortage, he closed his Murray Street shop and opened a butcher shop in Willaston. It was the third shop just south of the Willaston Hotel. He remained there until 1945. Mr Selway Junior’s slaughterhouse was situated on what is now known as Kelly Road. It was demolished in 1994.		==== Turner’s Butcher Shop - Willaston - 1948-1992 ====
			<br />Mr. [[Turner Spencer C\|Spencer Turner]] opened his butcher shop in 1948 in the second shop alongside the Willaston Hotel (formerly the Victoria Hotel). He was known as “the friendly Willaston butcher”. He closed his shop on the 15th April 1992, having operated his business for over 43 years. [[Brooks Fred\|Mr. Fred Brooks]] recollects that ''“the butcher shop contained an enormous red-gum chopping block that had been worn down ten inches in nearly 44 years. To get the chopping block in and out the shop, a window had to be removed as the block was too big to manoeuvre through the door”''. Turner used to do his slaughtering in Edmond Brothers Slaughter-House which was situated in the north end of Willaston. <br />

	~~'''~~Turner’s Butcher Shop - Willaston - 1948-1992~~'''~~<br />Mr. [[Turner Spencer C\|Spencer Turner]] opened his butcher shop in 1948 in the second shop alongside the Willaston Hotel (formerly the Victoria Hotel). He was known as “the friendly Willaston butcher”. He closed his shop on the 15th April 1992, having operated his business for over 43 years. [[Brooks Fred\|Mr. Fred Brooks]] recollects that ''“the butcher shop contained an enormous red-gum chopping block that had been worn down ten inches in nearly 44 years. To get the chopping block in and out the shop, a window had to be removed as the block was too big to manoeuvre through the door”''. Turner used to do his slaughtering in Edmond Brothers Slaughter-House which was situated in the north end of Willaston. <br />
	Later, he used Hewett’s Slaughter House just east of Murray Road Willaston. This continued until 1981 when meat hygiene regulations altered, and it was required that all slaughtering was to be done in government-approved slaughter houses. Turner then had Mr. D. Stansborough do his slaughtering by the “27 mile train crossing.”		Later, he used Hewett’s Slaughter House just east of Murray Road Willaston. This continued until 1981 when meat hygiene regulations altered, and it was required that all slaughtering was to be done in government-approved slaughter houses. Turner then had Mr. D. Stansborough do his slaughtering by the “27 mile train crossing.”

	Spencer's older brother Ernest Benjamin Turner was also a butcher at Willaston, he relocated to Woodside by 1943.<ref name=":0">Australian Electoral Roll</ref>		Spencer's older brother Ernest Benjamin Turner was also a butcher at Willaston, he relocated to Woodside by 1943.<ref name=":0">Australian Electoral Roll</ref>

			==== Crestline Meats - 1978-2026+ ====
	Crestline Meats		Crestline Meats first opened as a small store in Murray Street in 1978; from there they moved to Tod Street Plaza, a "hidden secret" tucked away in the back corner.<ref name=":1">Crestline Meats Website [online accessed 5 Jan 2026] https://www.crestlinemeats.com.au/about/</ref> In Easter 2015, they opened a second store in the newly built Gawler Green Shopping Centre.<ref name=":1" /> In July 2019 the business was purchased by the previous manager and his partner, the Tod Street Plaza store was closed and the entire business was run from the Gawler Green Store.<ref name=":1" /> As of 2026, they continue to operate as a locally owned and operated family business.<ref name=":1" />


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	~~'''George Sheriff''' later '''Sheriff Brothers - 1859-1905+'''~~

			==== '''George Sheriff''' later '''Sheriff Brothers - 1859-1905+''' ====
	George Sheriff was carrying out trade as a butcher in Gawler Town by 1859.<ref>(South Australian Register 14 Apr 1859) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49902098</ref> In the early 1860s he had a store located on the western side of Murray Street between Tod & Jacobs Streets, he vacated that store in 1867 to move 'extended premises’ a few shops south.<ref>(Bunyip 4 May 1867) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130960240</ref><ref>(Bunyip 13 Jul 1867) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130962899</ref> After George’s death in 1891, his son John Joseph Sheriff and one or more of his brothers continued on the butchering business as ‘Sheriff Brothers’, likely from the same Murray Street location.<ref>(Bunyip 12 Jun 1908) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97729486</ref> Not uncommon for the era, the cleanliness of George and later his son's butchering businesses drew reports and fines from health inspectors for "impure liquid and filth", foul stenches, dirty shop floor and filthy stock yards.<ref>(South Australian Weekly Chronicle 25 Jan 1862) <nowiki>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90253530</nowiki></ref><ref>(South Australian Weekly Chronicle 25 Jan 1862) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90253530</ref><ref>(Bunyip 31 Dec 1897) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97575510</ref><ref>(Bunyip 5 Sep 1902) <nowiki>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97592905</nowiki></ref><ref>(Bunyip 15 May 1903) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97588171</ref> For more details on the Sheriff Family and the locations of their stores see [[Sheriff (Cr) George]].		George Sheriff was carrying out trade as a butcher in Gawler Town by 1859.<ref>(South Australian Register 14 Apr 1859) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49902098</ref> In the early 1860s he had a store located on the western side of Murray Street between Tod & Jacobs Streets, he vacated that store in 1867 to move 'extended premises’ a few shops south.<ref>(Bunyip 4 May 1867) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130960240</ref><ref>(Bunyip 13 Jul 1867) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130962899</ref> After George’s death in 1891, his son John Joseph Sheriff and one or more of his brothers continued on the butchering business as ‘Sheriff Brothers’, likely from the same Murray Street location.<ref>(Bunyip 12 Jun 1908) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97729486</ref> Not uncommon for the era, the cleanliness of George and later his son's butchering businesses drew reports and fines from health inspectors for "impure liquid and filth", foul stenches, dirty shop floor and filthy stock yards.<ref>(South Australian Weekly Chronicle 25 Jan 1862) <nowiki>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90253530</nowiki></ref><ref>(South Australian Weekly Chronicle 25 Jan 1862) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/90253530</ref><ref>(Bunyip 31 Dec 1897) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97575510</ref><ref>(Bunyip 5 Sep 1902) <nowiki>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97592905</nowiki></ref><ref>(Bunyip 15 May 1903) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97588171</ref> For more details on the Sheriff Family and the locations of their stores see [[Sheriff (Cr) George]].

			==== E. Gartrell Family Butchers - Willaston 1872+ & Barossa Goldfields 1887 ====
	~~'''~~E. Gartrell Family Butchers - Willaston 1872+ & Barossa Goldfields 1887~~'''~~

	Edwin and his brother Henry established a butcher business in the main street of Willaston in 1872, having helped run their father’s business in Roseworthy for many years.<sup>1</sup>		Edwin and his brother Henry established a butcher business in the main street of Willaston in 1872, having helped run their father’s business in Roseworthy for many years.<sup>1</sup>
	Their shop was in the Main Street of Willaston [site now known as 6 Main North Road, Willaston], next door to the [[Willaston Hotel (Original)\|original Willaston Hotel]].		Their shop was in the Main Street of Willaston [site now known as 6 Main North Road, Willaston], next door to the [[Willaston Hotel (Original)\|original Willaston Hotel]].
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	Gartrell was an entrepreneur of his time. With the Barossa Goldfields rush in 1887, Gartrell and Hodgson opened a ‘shop’ at the goldfields (in the Cockatoo Valley area). It consisted of an overhanging branch from which two sheep, newly slaughtered, were suspended. It was reported that the two did intend to erect a more business-like premises.		Gartrell was an entrepreneur of his time. With the Barossa Goldfields rush in 1887, Gartrell and Hodgson opened a ‘shop’ at the goldfields (in the Cockatoo Valley area). It consisted of an overhanging branch from which two sheep, newly slaughtered, were suspended. It was reported that the two did intend to erect a more business-like premises.

			==== Causby & Sons - 1894-1920 ====
	~~'''~~Causby & Sons - 1894-1920~~'''<br />~~Between 1894 and 1920 Mr. Causby and his sons, would slaughter stock on the east side of Chamberlain Road, near the [[Willaston Cemetery]]. They never operated a butcher’s shop; however, the sons, Tom and Joe would deliver meat around Willaston and Gawler.		Between 1894 and 1920 Mr. Causby and his sons, would slaughter stock on the east side of Chamberlain Road, near the [[Willaston Cemetery]]. They never operated a butcher’s shop; however, the sons, Tom and Joe would deliver meat around Willaston and Gawler.


	~~'''~~Selway’s Butchers and Slaughterhouse - 1896-1945~~'''~~<br />In 1896 Mr W.J. Selway began his butchering business; however, he didn’t have a shop for some twelve years. His first butcher shop was on the corner of Murray and High Street in Gawler. The slaughtering was done to the south of the shop. In 1932, his son, W.J. Selway Junior took over and opened a butcher shop in Murray Street, where the Bunyip Office is situated. During the Second World War, with the labour shortage, he closed his Murray Street shop and opened a butcher shop in Willaston. It was the third shop just south of the Willaston Hotel. He remained there until 1945. Mr Selway Junior’s slaughterhouse was situated on what is now known as Kelly Road. It was demolished in 1994.		Selway’s Butchers and Slaughterhouse - 1896-1945<br />In 1896 Mr W.J. Selway began his butchering business; however, he didn’t have a shop for some twelve years. His first butcher shop was on the corner of Murray and High Street in Gawler. The slaughtering was done to the south of the shop. In 1932, his son, W.J. Selway Junior took over and opened a butcher shop in Murray Street, where the Bunyip Office is situated. During the Second World War, with the labour shortage, he closed his Murray Street shop and opened a butcher shop in Willaston. It was the third shop just south of the Willaston Hotel. He remained there until 1945. Mr Selway Junior’s slaughterhouse was situated on what is now known as Kelly Road. It was demolished in 1994.


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	Spencer's older brother Ernest Benjamin Turner was also a butcher at Willaston, he relocated to Woodside by 1943.<ref name=":0">Australian Electoral Roll</ref>		Spencer's older brother Ernest Benjamin Turner was also a butcher at Willaston, he relocated to Woodside by 1943.<ref name=":0">Australian Electoral Roll</ref>

	~~'''Other Local's who worked as Butchers'''~~

			Crestline Meats


			=== '''Other Local's who worked as Butchers''' ===
	Larger butcher's shops would have required employees from outside of the family. The following people are known to have been local butchers but there are no advertisements or other indications that they were running their own businesses.		Larger butcher's shops would have required employees from outside of the family. The following people are known to have been local butchers but there are no advertisements or other indications that they were running their own businesses.

	* Brothers ‘Jack’ John Ronald Trott and ‘Reg’ Reginald George Trott were both butchers and worked in Willaston in the 1930s; Reg relocated to Whyalla by 1941, Jack was still at Willaston in 1943.<ref name=":0" /> See [[Trott Family]].<br />		* Brothers ‘Jack’ John Ronald Trott and ‘Reg’ Reginald George Trott were both butchers and worked in Willaston in the 1930s; Reg relocated to Whyalla by 1941, Jack was still at Willaston in 1943.<ref name=":0" /> [See [[Trott Family]].]<br />

	~~'''The Butcher’s and Baker’s Picnics'''~~

			=== '''The Butcher’s and Baker’s Picnics''' ===
	Social gatherings were important in the growth and development of trades, and picnics were especially popular in Gawler, Willaston and other townships. The Butcher’s and Baker’s Picnics in the 1890s involved a whole family outing for the trades. The Bunyip on 23rd November 1894, recorded the Butchers and Bakers Picnic thus-		Social gatherings were important in the growth and development of trades, and picnics were especially popular in Gawler, Willaston and other townships. The Butcher’s and Baker’s Picnics in the 1890s involved a whole family outing for the trades. The Bunyip on 23rd November 1894, recorded the Butchers and Bakers Picnic thus-
	“''The procession was a very interesting one. Thirty-seven vehicles of all descriptions containing 236 occupants and five horsemen made up the procession, which as it passed along Murray Street shortly after 9 a.m., was headed by Rigg’s brass band''”.		“''The procession was a very interesting one. Thirty-seven vehicles of all descriptions containing 236 occupants and five horsemen made up the procession, which as it passed along Murray Street shortly after 9 a.m., was headed by Rigg’s brass band''”.

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	Later, he used Hewett’s Slaughter House just east of Murray Road Willaston. This continued until 1981 when meat hygiene regulations altered, and it was required that all slaughtering was to be done in government-approved slaughter houses. Turner then had Mr. D. Stansborough do his slaughtering by the “27 mile train crossing.”		Later, he used Hewett’s Slaughter House just east of Murray Road Willaston. This continued until 1981 when meat hygiene regulations altered, and it was required that all slaughtering was to be done in government-approved slaughter houses. Turner then had Mr. D. Stansborough do his slaughtering by the “27 mile train crossing.”

	Spencer's older brother Ernest Benjamin Turner was also a butcher at Willaston, he relocated to Woodside by 1943.<ref>Australian Electoral Roll</ref>		Spencer's older brother Ernest Benjamin Turner was also a butcher at Willaston, he relocated to Woodside by 1943.<ref name=":0">Australian Electoral Roll</ref>

			'''Other Local's who worked as Butchers'''

			Larger butcher's shops would have required employees from outside of the family. The following people are known to have been local butchers but there are no advertisements or other indications that they were running their own businesses.

			* Brothers ‘Jack’ John Ronald Trott and ‘Reg’ Reginald George Trott were both butchers and worked in Willaston in the 1930s; Reg relocated to Whyalla by 1941, Jack was still at Willaston in 1943.<ref name=":0" /> See [[Trott Family]].<br />

	'''The Butcher’s and Baker’s Picnics'''		'''The Butcher’s and Baker’s Picnics'''