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Mark Foy's Limited or Mark Foy's was a department store in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, founded by Francis Foy and his brother Mark Foy. The department store was named after their father, Mark Foy (senior), and traded between 1885 and 1980.
After recovering from the slowdown enforced by World War II, Mark Foy's enjoyed its most profitable year ever in 1954–55. Mark Foy's had a reputation among Sydneysiders for its displays and eye-catching window dressing.
Mark Foy (15 February 1865 – 15 November 1950) was an Australian retail businessman and entrepreneur who established the department store Mark Foy's in Sydney. He also opened the Hydro Majestic Hotel in the Blue Mountains, a hydropathic resort with Swiss doctors and spa water from Baden in Germany.
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Contents. Most Sydneysiders associate Mark Foy’s with its impressive former home, now used as the District Court, covering almost a complete block of the city on the corners of Liverpool, Elizabeth and Castlereagh Streets. But Mark Foy’s first retail outlet in Sydney was a short stroll up the road in Oxford Street.
Mark Foy's. This collection contains a selection of archives relating to the Mark Foy's piazza building and business. Mark Foy's Department Store (Mark Foy's Emporium or Mark Foy's Ltd), which was located in the block bounded by Elizabeth, Liverpool and Castlereagh Streets, opened in 1909.
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Mark Foy fathered the sport of 18 footer racing when he staged a regatta, featuring his spectator-driven concept, on Sydney Harbour in January 1892, but Foy was far more than a 'one-trick pony'.
