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T.A.T. Electric Co, factory later Dudley E. King, Linotypers, 225 Franklin Street, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985
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T.A.T. Electric Co, factory later Dudley E. King, Linotypers, 225 Franklin Street, Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme (Name details)
Date of work:
1985
Reference number:
BIF-CITY 104087
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
Type of materials:
Graphic materialsTextual material
Part of:
Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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Style: ModernePeriod: Inter-War.ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER:.CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONSIndexhttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349574-00373?1936 Sep 17713 ₤2144? Erection of factory1937 Feb Petrol storage .…..NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954)Wednesday 21 June 1933 - Page 16Australian-made Rocket batteries for cars and trucks form a colorful exhibit by the T.A.T. Electric Co..The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Wed 30 Mar 1938 Page 20 AdvertisingELECTRICAL Mechanic, automotive, skilled In all branches of the trade, permanent position und good wages for right man. T.A.T.Electric Co.. 225 Franklin-st..The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Wed 13 Feb 1946 Page 11 CITY PROPERTY PURCHASEST.A.T. ELECTRIC COAnother small city sale completed was a modern factory building, 225 Franklin st, on land 33 by 105 ft, for £6,000. The tenant, T.A.T. Electric Co, was the buyer, and E. M. Purdy and Co Pty Ltd the agent..AMENDMENT C198 CITY NORTH HERITAGE REVIEW PLANNING PANEL HEARING No. 2RBA ARCHITECTS + CONSERVATION CONSULTANTS, 2014Expert Witness Statement - Heritage Planning Panel Hearing no. 230 October 2014FORMER A. G. WAY FACTORY & CO. (2)Address 186-190 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne(Parent address is 215-223 Franklin Street, Melbourne)`The architects Alder & Lacey specialised in Moderne style factory buildings.11 They designed the nearby T A T Electric Co. at225 Franklin Street in 1936. They are also known to have designed other factories in the City of Melbourne during the 1930ssuch as one in Swanston Street (1933) and another in Little Bourke Street (1938). The former (Lincoln House at 625 SwanstonStreet, Carlton) was one of a few Alder & Lacey designed for Davies Coop & Co. but was designed in a more Art Deco mode. 12The subject site however bears some comparison with the printing factory for Charles Steele & Co, at 9-27 Michael Street,Brunswick of 1935 in terms of the general treatment of the fenestration, use of different coloured brickwork and the recessedbanding. '.DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1942225-227 T.A.T. Electric Co, elect engnrs1935215-27 Way, A. G., & Co, blksmth & glvnsr
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225 Franklin Street, Melbourne (Butler18004\\)
Names:
City of Melbourne
Topics:
Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesInterwar periodModerne stylePrinting industryElectric repair shops
Places:
Melbourne (Vic.)
Form/Genre:
Building Identification Forms (BIFs)
Record types:
Research and reports
Record number:
1211070
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