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Could be mid 1960's. Fulton's market garden can be seen on Precincts Road. Also, old Tom Macdonald's Farm Dairy can be seen behind the old railway bridge on Bishops Road. White building with red roof.

The railway has been lifted, but Tom MacDonald's byre is still there, so it was before the bungalows now on site were built. The byre is just above the railway bridge at the top of Bishop's Road. There used to be a path through the wood above the byre which came out at the cemetery on the Killen road.

Many thanks David and John, most helpful. Please keep the comments coming !

I agree with John & David, I left Fortrose in Feb 1967 and I am sure the old Fire station was still at the Harbour but I don't think the new cottages on extreme right at the railway were there, and the barn behind Toms Byre seems different I am sure all three roofs were red. so my guess is closer to 1970. great photo. John Sutherland Brisbane.

More like the early 60's late 50's I think. That looks like one of Robert Macrae's buses behind his house bottom left.

I can't remember 3 buildings at Tom's Dairy with red roofs. You can see the entrance to the dairy on the middle building (The Dairy.)
There were gates in front of the Dairy, I opened them many times to let the cattle in to be milked and I don't remember the building on the left of the Dairy being there at all.
Can anyone tell me what it was or what it was used for.??

PLEASE IGNORE MY EARLIER GUESSTIMATES....
Had a chat with Kenny Smith 30yrs.Fortrose Fire Brigade,
The new Fire Sation was built in 1968, they moved in early 1969.
The old Station at the harbour stood for a few years after that.
So the picture could date from 1973-74.

I'm told that's one of Morris Newton's buses behind his house.
Robert Macrae's house is further over to the left/west, and I thought I knew Fortrose.

I think it's 1971 as my dad Attie Matheson was building our house then in station cres . Looks like it's not finished yet no windows in . Love this pic .

I loved finding this photo as we are about to move into the east cottage which were of course shops,selling cola and ironmongery .i see the old coal store is still present and tracks to the stores area. I would love to find any images or details of the shops front he front.

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