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
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…
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