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Kent & Co. factory, later Qualeta House, 175-177 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Butler, Graeme (Name details)

Date of work:

1985

Reference number:

BIF-CITY 103935

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2021-2:__________________________________________________Period: Inter-WarDATE: 1936-7 ;ASSOCIATIONS: Kent, A F & Co;DESIGNER: Marsh & Michaelson;BUILDER: Simmie & Co__________________________________________________IMAGE: https://flic.kr/p/2mfakSY.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM__________________________________________________VICTORIAN HERITAGE INVENTORY H7822-19123rd land sale 1838, Block 6, Allotment 6. 1866 - building on site.1877 - 2 storey building, Iron Workshop & shed.1888 - 2 storey building, Iron Works.1905 - 4 storey building, Collier & Sons.__________________________________________________CITY OF MELBOURNE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONShttps://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/60672/images/44777_349577-002781936 Dec 18000 ₤15000 Erection of factory (Re-erection after fire)1937 June sign on face of building etc.__________________________________________________NEWSPAPERS (TROVE)Recorder (Port Pirie, SA : 1919 - 1954)Monday 8 June 1936 - Page 1https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95930171£75,000 FIREFLINDERS LANE BUILDINGMELBOURNE. Sunday.DAMAGE estimated at more than £75,000 was caused by a spectacular fire that destroyedthree floors of Qualeta House in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, early yesterday.….also https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38475993Importers Lose HeavilyMELBOURNE. Sunday.A spectacular fire, which broke out in a four -story warehouse known as Qualeta House, Flinders Lane, at midnight on Friday, swept throughthe building and destroyed the contents in an hour. The damage is estimated at many thousands of pounds.__________________________________________________DIRECTORIES OF VICTORIA, MELBOURNE-SANDS AND KENNY, SANDS & MCDOUGALL1920167-173 Kornblum & Co Pty Ltd, warehousemen175-177 Collier & Sons Ltd, soft gds wrhsmn1935(167-173 Kornblums Pt y Ltd, warehousemen)175-177 Kent, A. F., & Co soft goods175-177 Low, G., & Co, mnfrs' agents175-177 Bottomley Bros Pt y Ltd, mnfrs' agnts175-177 Meddings Pty Ltd, clothing mnfrs(179 Wright, J. C., & Howard Pty Ltd, carpets)1942175-177 QUALETA HOUSE—Ground Floor-175-177 Kent, A. F. & Co, mnfrs agentsFirst Floor-175-177 Galwey, Alfd. Pty Ltd, soft furnishings importersSecond Floor—WILLS. J. K., SONS PTY LTD175-177 Manufacturers' AgentsThird Floor-175-177 Kerr, A. G., & Son, piece goods warehousemenFourth Floor-175-177 Harper, Thorold & Co Pty Ltd, mnfrs agntsFifth Floor-175-177 Fogarty, W. R., indentors175-177 Quality Knitting Mills175-177 Whaley, Tyrrell & Co Pty Ltd, silk gds indentorsSixth Floor-175-177 Trevola Robes Pty Ltd (factory)(179-181 Sher, H., & Sons, wholesale drapers)

Names:

City of Melbourne

Topics:

Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesInterwar periodOffices

Places:

Melbourne (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1208471