This corner (Wyndham & Fryers Sts) was very popular back in the 1940s/50s for 'candid photography'. We have a number of photos taken outside the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney building which gives us a great snapshot of Shepparton and its people at that time. Most of them had the postcard layout on the reverse.
There may have been a few people taking these photos at that time to make some money...

“To most people a street photographer was someone who would take your picture for a fee and send you the print later (or, since the adoption of the polaroid by such vendors, give it to you right on the spot)." (History of Street Photography)

Notice on the back of the postcard below it says 'Candid Photo No. and extra copies available.

Here are a few of the photos we have collected. If you have one we would love to get a copy of it. Drop it into the shop (204 Corio St) to be scanned or email it to: lostshepparton@gmail.com

The 2016 Lost Shepparton Calendar is now available @ $15.00.
Like last year the Shepparton Rotary Club asked us to provide photos for their first history calendar sold to business clients as a fundraiser. It broke all records so they did it again this year.
This edition has some photos of surrounding towns such as Mooroopna, Tatura and Dookie.
Plenty of room to write your appointment dates.
You can purchase your calendar at the Lost Shepparton Shop (204 Corio St) and Focus cards and Gifts (in the Mall).
If we have enough interest we will sell them again online. Just let us know.
​Now available online.

More about the Shepparton local currency after this intro...
We get so many interesting Shepparton items in the shop and today Dan (not his real name as his 1/2 sovereign coins are 92% gold) brought in a half-sovereign note which had the Goulburn Weir on the reverse. It is worth about $1,000. What is fascinating is that a Goulburn Valley place features on one of our Commonwealth notes. For some reason they chose the Weir at Nagambie.

​About 10 years ago I launched KidsTown money which was a souvenir but could be used to purchase items at the Kiosk. It was very popular with kids and families. Great designs by local cartoonist, Glen Hall.

Since that time I have been researching local currencies around the world and the Salt Springs Island model was the one that impressed me the most. Read more here. The Salt Springs Island dollars have been around since 2001 and are not only collected as souvenirs (I bought some) but can be used legally (as they are not legal tender) to purchase items from nearly all the local businesses and even cashed in at the banks.
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This December we will be launching a Shepparton local currency that will start as a souvenir and hopefully will be accepted as local currency by as many businesses as possible. We have the support of an iconic local business and each note will feature Shepparton landmarks. The notes are in the final stages of design and we are nearly ready to go to print. Very exciting. More details to follow.