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**BELOW IS GOOGLE'S STREET VIEW OF HAWKIN'S STREET**
A 'walkabout' explains the history of what you see as you 'Google-walk' down HAWKIN'S Street (Riverina Highway) using the 'view left' & 'view right' of Street View. For example, the first building on your left is the Howlong Hotel. The next, on your right, is the Howlong Bank, now the Resource Centre. (*please note that some Browsers will only show a map and not Street-View, apologies.*)
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click for large image	HOWLONG HOTEL: The Albury newspaper records the Howlong Hotel was under construction on 1st January 1857 being built for Mr Matthew Woodward Pearce. The first licensee was Mr Hector Mackenzie.
		HOWLONG BANK: Mr Thomas Harris purchased the site on16th January 1857. Conveyancing took place on 9th September 1953 transferring ownership from the Bank of Australasia to the ANZ. The building is now the Corowa Shire Council COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE.
click for large image	HOWLONG BUTCHERY: John Garde Drew, born in Ireland, arrived in Australia in 1841. He was appointed as Howlong's first Postaster in 1861. He established a butcher shop directly acoss from Lowe Square, but decided to move, 'uptown.' the shop remained in the ownership of the Drew family until it was sold by Harry Drew in 1966. The site is now occupied by the FUNERAL PARLOUR.
		HAMILTON'S GENERAL STORE: Initially owned by Armer Boyle. Wiliam Hamilton, born in Scotland, 1833, arrived in Australia in 1852, settled in Howlong 1877 and married Armer Boyle's daughter taking over the drapery and grocery business. His son, William Barr Hamilton, inherited the store in 1938. The store was gutted by fire in 1941, rebuilt 1949, sold in 1976 ending 100 years of occupancy by the Hamiltons. It's now the HOWLONG CENTRAL CAFE.
	GENERAL STORE: Formerly Wallis, Osborne, McCormack Store. It is now WOODMAN 43.
		MECHANIC's INSTITUTE: The date on the building is 1895,earlier records show that Howlong School of Arts was built by W Squires and opened on the 21st October 1887. It can only be concluded that the building Facade was added in 1895 by contractor William Murdock, and the Supper room built 1936.
click for large image	COURT HOUSE HOTEL: The original building was considered to have been erected by William Murdoch in 1879. The licensee was Mr James Stanton. It was originally called Ramsey's Hotel but the name changed to link it with the Howlong Court House erected in 1880. The Hotel underwent extensive renovation in 1902, hence the date on the facade.
		GENERAL STORE: Four commercial businesses were conducted on this corner. A garage and bakers shop, and a butcher shop, located on the Western side of the existing shop. It is now the NEWSAGENCY.
click for large image	OLD POST OFFICE: Howlong Postal services were introduced in 1838, formalised in 1861, and the telegraph office opened in 1878. The telephone exchange came into operation in 1912. The building is now a B & B business. [WEBSITE]