Independent Church mission hall (part) later Middendorp Electric Company, 520 La Trobe Street Melbourne
Butler, Graeme1984
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Title:
Independent Church mission hall (part) later Middendorp Electric Company, 520 La Trobe Street Melbourne
Creator:
Butler, Graeme - 01 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1984 (Name details)
Date of work:
1984
Search dates:
01 Jan 1984 - 31 Dec 1984
Reference number:
BIF-CITY-105465
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Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)
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Graphic materials
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Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)
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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021, 2024:__________________________________________________DATE: 1910-1915 (hall), c1956- (front bay);ASSOCIATIONS: Collins Street Independent Church;.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM.MAHLSTEDT FIRE INSURANCE PLAN SERIESMap 10A1925518-520 Independent Church, one storey masonry - T-shape plan1925-1928one and two storey masonry wood and reinforced concrete floors, corrugated iron roof, light courts to side `Midden Dorp Electrics' pasted in - plan similar to church with added front bay- church retained..WEBhttps://www.middys.com.au/our-story/our-history-your-strength`Arriving in Australia at age 19 by ship at Port Melbourne, Dutch immigrant Petrus Cornelis Nicolaas Middendorp (1891-1963) settled in Melbourne to apply his trade as a cigar maker for the British American Tobacco Co. Retiring from the cigar industry and following his work as an honorary orderly tending WW1 Australian casualties in Paris and Melbourne, Petrus began selling Dutch manufactured light globes, vacuum cleaners and other electrical products imported from Holland and England.Warehousing and sales of the goods were undertaken from 1928 by the ‘Middendorp Goods Supply Company’ initially located in Flinders Lane in Melbourne’s CBD, then moving to McKillop Street, followed by a basement store at 148 Queen Street.During the 1940s a manufacturing plant known as ‘Middendorp and Sons’ was established in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, where Petrus’ three teenage sons Peter, Nick and Hugh joined him. Peter and Hugh worked with a small team of staff to produce rubber plug tops, extension sockets, double adaptors and a small range of bakelite accessories, whilst Nick became the first sales rep calling on customers and construction sites. The products were sold under the brand name of ‘Middy’.A name change of the distribution business took place in the late 40s and Middendorp Electric Company Pty Ltd was officially registered in 1948. The manufacturing operation ceased during the late 50s due to the introduction and acceptance of plastic and injection moulding.However, the Middendorp family had positioned itself to further establish its electrical wholesale business with the first branch and Head Office opening in 1956, located at 520 Latrobe Street, Melbourne. By 1962 there were five trading branches, growing to 25 in 1986 and 101 by 2018 Australia wide. Middendorp Electric, more commonly known as Middy’s and readily identified by its trademark colour of Middy’s pink, has developed into the largest privately owned Electrical Wholesaler in Australia…'.NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)1954https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23440610Old city church £13,600 An interesting property sale yesterday was that of a brick mission hall in Latrobe st for £13,600. Vendors were the trustees of the Collins st Independent Church The hall has been used for church services for more than 50 years, but with the big reduction In the houses in the area, is no longer required1954, AugustMidden Dorp in Queen St___________________________DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALLNorth side1961520 Middendorp Electric & Co. Pty Ltd1955Independent Church (branch)1942510-516 Dodds, J. W., Pty Ltd, engineers510-516 Vale Stokers Pty Ltd, automatic stoker mnfrs510-516 Craftsman Press Pty Ltd, printersIndependent Church (branch)Spencer st1930476-484 Evans, Thos., Pty Ltd, tent makers488-494 Meyers, C. N., paper merchant500-504 Lee, J. Coppell & Co, iron & brass founders506-8 Vacant510-516 Firdaw Engnrg Supply Co Pty Ltd, engnrs'furnishers510-16 Craftsman Press Pty Ltd, printersIndependent Church (brands)Spencer st1925478 Rodgers, Harold H.480-484 Evans, Thos., PtyLtd, tent makers488-494 Molloy & Co, hide & skin stores488-494 Davidson, A., & Co, wool brkrs500-504 Lee, J. Coppell, & Co, iron & brs fdrs506-508 Aust Mtl Equipment Co Pty Ltd, gen engnrs510-512 Burgin, Phillip514-16 Magnesium Products Pty Ltd. diem mnfrsLatrobe Mission Hall526 Angelopuins NicholasMarriekville Margarinestore roomVacantSpencer st1920500 Stevens, Alex.508 Griffiths, Chas.510 Lewis, Joseph C.512 McAtee, Thomas514 Burgin, Philip516 Morgan, WilliamLatrobe Mission Hall1915516 Knight. Mrs I.Latrobe Mission Hall526 Fographor, VassosP.O. Receiving pillar…,1910no church hall1904...514 Wright. Samuel J.516 Mahoney. Wm. H.526 Henshaw, Mrs Mary530 West End htl—Ormond, John1893522 Civill, Mrs Eliza526 Corcoran, Mrs Mary530 West End htl-Shearer,.Mrs CatherineSpencer st
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