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Our History | The lingering taste of Sheekey’s Tearooms – Yass Tribune

Diana MacQuillan, who was a teenager in Yass in the 1940s, recalls with fondness the occasional afternoon tea or lunch at Sheekeys Tearooms next to the Memorial Hall.

EFFERVESCENT: TJ Sheekey, who built his father's bakery into a soft drink empire. Photo: Yass and District Historical Society Collection

EFFERVESCENT: TJ Sheekey, who built his father’s bakery into a soft drink empire. Photo: Yass and District Historical Society Collection

They sold pies and cakes, she recalled. Their pies were delicious. The best I have ever tasted!

But the story of Sheekeys in Yass started way back in 1863 when the Yass Courier on December 6 noted that  Patrick Sheekey had started a bakery shop in Yass. 

His family had emigrated from Ireland around 1855 and started a cordial factory in Goulburn.

Despite being declared insolvent in 1867, Patrick was able to remain in business.

By 1873, Patri…

Read the full article at: http://www.yasstribune.com.au/story/5285888/sheekeys-taste-lingers-on/

Category: BankruptcyBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 15, 2018

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Our History | The lingering taste of Sheekey’s Tearooms – Yass Tribune

Diana MacQuillan, who was a teenager in Yass in the 1940s, recalls with fondness the occasional afternoon tea or lunch at Sheekeys Tearooms next to the Memorial Hall.

EFFERVESCENT: TJ Sheekey, who built his father's bakery into a soft drink empire. Photo: Yass and District Historical Society Collection

EFFERVESCENT: TJ Sheekey, who built his father’s bakery into a soft drink empire. Photo: Yass and District Historical Society Collection

They sold pies and cakes, she recalled. Their pies were delicious. The best I have ever tasted!

But the story of Sheekeys in Yass started way back in 1863 when the Yass Courier on December 6 noted that  Patrick Sheekey had started a bakery shop in Yass. 

His family had emigrated from Ireland around 1855 and started a cordial factory in Goulburn.

Despite being declared insolvent in 1867, Patrick was able to remain in business.

By 1873, Patri…

Read the full article at: https://www.yasstribune.com.au/story/5285888/sheekeys-taste-lingers-on/?cs=1932

Category: BankruptcyBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 14, 2018

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