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THE CHOCOLATE QUEEN OF SYDNEY

On June 12, 2024   /   Blog   /   2 Comments
Tags: Arthur Gurr, Charles Vincent Rooney, Chocolate making, Deep Deene Double Bay, Hilda Gurr, Hilda Rooney, King's Cross, Sydney
THE CHOCOLATE QUEEN OF SYDNEY

One of the  now forgotten, long term chocolate makers  of Sydney was Hilda Gurr (nee Bell) and her husband Arthur. The couple’s enterprise began in the 1930s,  when Arthur was seriously injured in a car accident and had to  find a way of making a living without

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