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title: Main Street Historic Walk - Site 41
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![](https://mrdhs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/site4041.jpg)

This building was built for chemist Tim and Doris Burking in 1952/3 for pharmacy and residence. Later chemists were Ron Sunderland (1955 to 1961), Richard Cherry (1970 to 1975), Ashley and Kay Hammond (1985).

Since 2006 Karen Cheah took over the pharmacy which she still operates today under the name Priceline.











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If you would like to learn more about the local history of Margaret River, visit The Old Settlement Museum down the river.

The old school, the group settlement house, the blacksmith workshop, and many other buildings with household items, tools and machinery offer an insight into the history of early life in the district and the families that once lived and worked the land.



[Directions to The Old Settlement](https://mrdhs.com.au/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/page/margaret-river-districts-historical-society.md#directions)











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**_References_**

_Margaret River Town 1894-1984 by Mavis Wise_

_Margaret River Stories by Guy Jennings, ISBN 9780646575346_

_A History of the Catholic Community of Margaret River District by Merilyn Hutton_

_Margaret River & District Historical Society photo collection_

_John Alferink from my recollections of the town after being in the area for over 68 years, John Alferink 2021_