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C M Ross (1852-1924) was born in Scotland, at Tain in Ross-shire. He worked as a draper for four years in London at Marshall and Snelgrove, before leaving for New Zealand in 1878 on the ‘Leucadia’. He was first employed in Wellington by Turnbull Smith and Co. Ltd. In 1883, he bought the 'Bon Marche' store on The Square which later traded as C M Ross & Co. Charles Ross worked for the business until his death in 1924. In 1927-1928 the business built a big new department store on the same site (now the City Library), which later became known as 'Roscos'. The business stayed in the family until 1959, when it was sold to Milne and Choyce. Charles Ross is the namesake of the Roslyn suburb, Rosemont shopping centre and Roslyn Intermediate School.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Pi 36
Date
circa 1900 to circa 1910
Digitisation ID
2007N_Pi36_PEO_0345
Held In
Coolstore

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Milne and Choyce window display
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Milne and Choyce Showroom staff
C M Ross Co. Ltd float in 75th Jubilee parade in The Square
Waitresses for the Royal Civic Dinner for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
Marie Haslem and Edna Coley, waitresses for Royal Civic dinner
C M Ross Co. Ltd tearooms on the occasion of the Royal Civic dinner
C M Ross Co. Ltd tearooms decorated for Royal Civic dinner
Staff picnic C M Ross & Co. Ltd

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Place
Palmerston North

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Tags
beard,
bowler hat,
c m ross building,
commerce,
department store,
roscos,
studio portrait,
thematic collections,
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Milne and Choyce window display
Milne and Choyce window display
C M Ross Co. Ltd float in the 75th Jubilee parade
C M Ross Co. Ltd advertising their ‘Stock Realisation Sale’
Staff of C M Ross Co. Ltd tearooms at Miss Haycock’s celebration
Milne and Choyce Showroom staff
C M Ross Co. Ltd float in 75th Jubilee parade in The Square
Waitresses for the Royal Civic Dinner for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
Marie Haslem and Edna Coley, waitresses for Royal Civic dinner
C M Ross Co. Ltd tearooms on the occasion of the Royal Civic dinner
C M Ross Co. Ltd tearooms decorated for Royal Civic dinner
Staff picnic C M Ross & Co. Ltd