Established in 1876

Established in 1876, the original Churchill’s butcher shop, located on Queen Street in Woollahra, was founded by James Churchill.

DA-VM-139Victor and Cyril Churchill, James’ sons, took over the management of the store with Victor Churchill managing the store for the longest period of time.

1953 saw the sale of the business to Jack Wallace, who paid 8 pounds a week in rent. Victor Churchill continued to work in Churchill’s for one day a week, until his retirement. In 1957, Jack bought the building for the princely sum of 2,800 pounds.

Churchill’s was sold again in 1968 to Gary Stokes, the nephew of Jack Wallace. Gary began his butcher apprenticeship in 1957, with his uncle, at the young age of 15. By the age of 26, Gary had become the third owner of Churchill’s and continued to successfully run the butcher shop until 2008, some 40 years after he bought Churchill’s.

Victor and Anthony Puharich

Victor and Anthony Puharich the founders of Vic’s Premium Quality Meat, Australia’s largest meat wholesaler of premium meats, have become the fourth owners of the butcher shop in its 133-year history.

The name, “Victor Churchill” is a tribute to the Churchill family who created Churchill’s Butcher Store and to Victor Puharich, a master butcher and the founder of Vic’s Premium Quality Meat.

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