24 May 1838 - David Jones department store opened
On 24 May 1838 David Jones opened a store on the corner of George Street and Barrack Lane in Sydney.
Jones was a Welsh immigrant who arrived in Australia in 1835. In NRS-12961 Register of Firms David Jones & Co is listed as purveyors of "drapery, furniture and general outfitting". The David Jones store claims to be the oldest continuously operating department store in the world still trading under its original name.
Source: David Jones. (2021). The story of David Jones
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