M*CH*MORE One Name Study
AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS RECORDS
The following documents relate to businesses in which a M*CH*MORE was a named partner. The various categories are as follows:
Most of the information below comes from Australian newspapers, State Government gazettes, and documents in the National Archives of Australia or in one of the State archives or libraries. Some data came from FindMyPast or WorldVitalRecords.
Underlining (if any) indicates changes made at the latest update.
Business locations
The following data come from trade directories and newspapers. Further information on the location of a business may be included in other records on this page.
Name | Date(s) | State | Information | Source |
E & T Michelmore | 1935, 1939, 1942 | SA | grocers, Victor Habor | Trade Directory |
E & T Michelmore | 1939, 1942 | SA | 62 Port Rd, Allenby Gdns | Trade Directory |
E & T Michelmore | 1947 | SA | Victor Habor | Trade Directory |
Heath & Mitchelmore | 1900 | NSW | solicitors, Wagga Wagga | Wise |
Heath & Mitchelmore | 1913 | NSW | solicitors, Wagga Wagga | Sands |
J Michelmore & Co | 1892 | QLD | grocers, merchants, Victoria Street, Mackay | Wetherill |
J Michelmore & Co | 1903 | QLD | storekeepers, Mackay | Slater |
J Michelmore & Co | 1915 | QLD | North Station, Nebo | Wise |
J Michelmore & Co Pty Ltd | 1941 | QLD | River Street, Mackay | Post Office Directory |
James Michelmore & Co | 1894 | QLD | wine & spirit merchants, Mackay | Wise |
John Michelmore & Co | 1900 | QLD | wine & spirit merchants, Sydney Street, Mackay | Wise |
Jno Michelmore & Co | 1915 | QLD | merchants, Mackay | Wise |
L A & P K Michelmore | 1973 | SA | 46 Victoria St, Yorketown | Trade Directory |
Michelmore & Co | 1903 | QLD | produce merchants, Mackay | Slater |
Michelmore Ltd | 1952 | SA | 67 Anzac Hwy, Ashford | Trade Directory |
Business activities
Name | Date(s) | State | Information | Source |
Bright & Hitchcock | 5 Aug 1865 | VIC | William BRIGHT retires from the firm of Bright & Hitchcock, Merchants of London and Geelong, Victoria, the business to be continued by George and Walter Michelmore HITCHCOCK | Victorian Government Gazette 1865 Part 2 |
Bright & Hitchcock | 31 Jul 1889 | VIC | partnership with Thomas George Washington COBURN carrying on business at Geelong VIC and 7 Poultry, London, dissolved by mutual consent | Victorian Government Gazette 1889 Part 2 |
Cook, Michelmore & Co | Jun 1907 | QLD | moved 38 of their horses from Rockhampton to Fort Cooper | The Capricornian (Rockhampton) 1 Jun 1907 |
Cook, Michelmore & Co | 1915 | QLD | owner or holder of Lady Elphinstone station, Nebo, with 896 horses and 3700 cattle | Wise |
Cook, Michelmore & Co | 1923 | QLD | owner or holder of Lake Elphinstone station, Nebo, with 2856 cattle & 28 sheep | Wise |
Cook, Michelmore & Co | 1929 | QLD | further mentions of the company, e.g., selling cattle | |
E Mitchelmore & Sons | 12 Mar 1858 | VIC | won contract for fencing at The Battery, Williamstown for £149 | Government Gazette 1858 Part 1 |
E Mitchelmore & Sons | 9 Jul 1858 | VIC | won contract for fencing the Patent Slip Yard, Williamstown for £260 | Government Gazette 1858 Part 3 |
E Mitchelmore & Sons | 9 Jul 1858 | VIC | won contract for building verandah at Police Quarters, Point Nepean, for £303 10s | Government Gazette 1858 Part 3 |
E Mitchelmore & Sons | 24 Sep 1858 | VIC | won contract for supplying bricks, cement and glazed piping at Yarra Road, Melbourne, for £175 | Government Gazette 1858 Part 4 |
E Mitchelmore & Sons | 12 Jul 1859 | VIC | won contract for extra work completing pier at Snapper Point for £294 7s | Government Gazette 1859 Part 3 |
E & T MICHELMORE | 11 Dec 1928 | SA | storekeepers of Robe: agents for Parsons & Parsons, Adelaide estate agents, in the purchase of land at Robe | Border Watch (Mount Gambier) 11 Dec 1928 |
E & T MICHELMORE | 8 May 1930 | SA | storekeepers of Lucindale: James BRADLEY fined L5 for passing them a valueless cheque | Border Watch (Mount Gambier) 8 May 1930 |
E & T MICHELMORE | 8 Oct 1932 | SA | storekeepers of Victor Harbor | The Advertiser (Adelaide) 8 Oct 1932 |
E & T MICHELMORE | 1 Apr 1933 | SA | advertises stores in Lucindale and Victor Harbor [many similar advertisements 1933-1933] | The Mail (Adelaide)1 Apr 1933 |
E & T MICHELMORE | Sep 1943 | SA | of Port Road, Allenby Gardens: money and cigarettes stolen | The Advertiser (Adelaide) 29 Sep 1943 |
Heath & Mitchelmore | 1900 | NSW | landowners of Wagga Wagga | Yewen's Directory of Landholders |
Hitchcock Bros and Co. | 1849 | VIC | shop established by brothers George Michelmore and Walter Michelmore HITCHCOCK | Australian Dictionary of Biography |
Hitchcock Bros and Co. | 22 Jun 1850 | VIC | William HITCHCOCK, George Michelmore HITCHCOCK and Walter Michelmore HITCHCOCK, from Manchester and London, will operate as Hitchcock Brothers & Co, general dealers in hardware & drapery, in the late William Wallace Hotel opposite the Union Bank, Geelong | Geelong Advertiser 22 Jun 1850 |
J Michelmore & Co | the 1890s | QLD | “Central Queensland’s icon family business” founded by John Michelmore sen and Bill BAGLEY in Mackay | Birth of Our Nation |
J Michelmore & Co | 1891-1918 | QLD | In January 1891 J. Michelmore and Co. began business as wholesale merchants in Victoria Street, Mackay, later diversifying into other areas. They owned the Victoria Hotel, and also had wine and spirits agencies. A description during the 1918 cyclone declares that one of the sights of the town "was a heterogenous collection of goods, including hogsheads and large cases, which were washed from the river front stores of Messrs. Michelmore and Co." [also several advertisements in Queensland newspapers] | Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton) 29 Jan 1918 |
J Michelmore & Co | Mar 1912 | QLD | sold Fort Cooper and Lake Elphinstone stations to W S WALLIS | Townsville Daily Bulletin 2 Mar 1912 |
J Michelmore & Co | 1917 | QLD | sold to the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company 26 tons 1 cwt 1 qr 9 lb copper ore for L252 15s 7d and 0.68 oz gold ore for L2 17s 3d | Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton) 23 Mar 1918 |
J Michelmore & Co | 21 Jan 1918 | QLD | a cyclone severely damaged their bulk store; floodwaters washed away a heterogeneous collection of goods, including hogsheads and large cases, and scattered them along the river bank [several other reports] | Brisbane Courier 29 Jan 1918 |
J Michelmore & Co Pty Ltd | 4 Jun 1940 | QLD | company calendar published (copyright registered by Mackay Printing & Publishing Co Pty Ltd) | National Archives of Australia |
J Michelmore & Co | 1966 | QLD | company published the 4-page booklet J Michelmore & Co Pty Ltd: 75th anniversary, 1891-1966 | Google books |
J Michelmore & Co | 1983 | QLD | When the new levee bank was constructed in Mackay, the landmark Michelmore's Warehouse was the first building to be demolished. It had been erected in 1911 by Vic PHILLIPS, a well known Mackay builder | Daily Mercury 19 Nov 1983 |
Macro & Michelmore | 1889-1894 | NSW | house, estate, financial & insurance agents, accountants and & auditors of 135 King Street, Sydney: 194 advertisements | Sydney Morning Herald 2 Feb 1889 - 22 Dec 1894 |
Michelmore's Bakery | Nov 1942 | SA | of 62 Port Road, Allenby Gardens: agents for Procera starch reduced bread [many other advertisements 1942-1954] | The Mail (Adelaide)7 Nov 1942 |
Michelmore's Bakery | 4 Jul 1951 | SA | of 558 Port Road, Allenby Gardens: advertised for a bread carter [also 1952-1954] | The Advertiser (Adelaide) 4 Jul 1951 |
Michelmore Bros & Co | 24 Jun 1918 | QLD | 100 fat cattle belonging to them moved from Byerwan station to Mackay | The Queenslander (Brisbane) 6 Jul 1918 |
Michelmore Brothers | Oct 1942 | SA | farmers: their crop of peas inspected by Belvidere Agricultural Bureau team | Southern Argus (Port Elliot) 22 Oct 1942 |
Michelmore Ltd | 4 Dec 1953 | SA | of Gumeracha: purchased two cows from Brooklands Fresian Stud | Chronicle (Adelaide) 10 Dec 1953 |
Michelmore, Roeger & Russell | 1957 | SA | architects, designed the Catholic Church of the Holy Name, Payneham Rd, St Peters | Twentieth Century Heritage Survey Stage 1 |
Michelmore, Roeger & Russell | 18 Dec 1957 | SA | architects, soil examination report | GRS 8702 |
Mitchelmore Transport Pty Ltd | 2013 | QLD | established by Stan & Nola MITCHELMORE on the Gold Coast in 1974; daughter Karen and her husband Tony joined business in 1985; now hires out trucks to major building projects | Mitchelmore Transport |
Mitchelmore & Jeffrey | 9 Apr 1875 | VIC | won contract to erect state school and quarters at Tinamba for £280 | Victorian Government Gazette 9 Apr 1875 |
Mouchemore & Co | 1912-1914 | WA | plumbers, operating in rented premises in Albany | Albany Rate Book |
Mouchemore & Co | 1910-1944 | WA | Albany plumbers, tinsmiths, ironmongers etc. [regular advertisements] | Albany Advertiser [regular advertisements] |
Mouchemore & Co | Aug 1926 | WA | under new management (following purchase by Drew, Robinson & Co] with the addition of a garage department | Albany Advertiser 18 Aug 1926 |
Mouchemore & Co | 1930 | WA | of York Street, Albany: supplier & fitter of home appliances with 20 yr experience | Albany Advertiser 14 Jun 1930 |
Mouchemore, Barnesby Motor Co. | Aug 1932 | WA | York Street, Albany: Ford dealers for Albany, Mt Barker, Cranbrook & Denmark districts | Daily News (Perth) 30 Aug 1932 |
R A Irish & Michelmore | 1940-1946 | NSW | auditors, Berrima District Hospital and Ambulance Service | The Southern Mail (Bowral) 1940-1943 |
Smith Bros., Mouchemore & Gerdes | 31 Oct 1908 | WA | fishmongers of Albany and Kalgoorlie: Notice of dissolution of partnership, Henry Brooks MOUCHEMORE retiring from partnership | Albany Advertiser 31 Oct 1908 |
Financial matters
Name | Date(s) | State | Information | Source |
E & T Michelmore | 1946-1948 | SA | Robe Tce, Medindie: trading results | National Archives of Australia |
E A & T A Michelmore | 1946 | SA | Victor Harbor: trading results | National Archives of Australia |
Carl GUNTHER | 21 Mar 1892 | VIC | 120 Victoria Parade, Collingwood: tenders invited for the stock-in-trade, fittings, fixtures and goodwill of the business of chemist and druggist formerly carried on by Carl GUNTHER; takings average about £50 per month, rent £2 per week, stock and fixtures valued at £350 [also advertised 24 & 26 Mar 1892] | The Argus (Melbourne) 21 Mar 1892 |
Michelmore's Bakery | 1941-1948 | SA | Allenby Gardens: balance sheets | National Archives of Australia |
Michelmore's Bakery Pty Ltd | 1964-1965 | SA | annual statements related to purchase of Oldfields Bakery, Adelaide in association with D & J Fowler (Australia) Ltd and Noske Industries Ltd | South Australian State Library |
Tamara Ursula MOUCHEMORE | 1 Jun 2009 | WA | registered Contemporary Browbands and Showhorse Accessories for ABN as sole trader; ABN cancelled 22 Apr 2015 | Australian Business Register |
V J Michelmore | 1939-1948 | SA | 22 Rundle St, Adelaide: trading results | National Archives of Australia |
Legal matters
Name | Date(s) | State | Information | Source |
George & Robert E Michelmore | 13 Nov 1878 | VIC | declared insolvent, debts £1152 | Geelong Advertiser 13 Nov 1878 |
J Michelmore & Co | 1892-1900 | QLD | of Mackay: annual liquor & tobacco licences renewed | Police Gazette |
J Michelmore & Coy | 1924-1964 | QLD | of Mackay: siding on wharf | Queensland National Archives |
J Michelmore & Coy | 1929-1937 | QLD | of Mackay: franking machine licence | National Archives of Australia |
J Michelmore & Co Ltd | Feb 1932 | QLD | incorporated as a limited company with capital of £250,000 | Townsville Daily Bulletin 10 Feb 1932 |
J Michelmore & Co Pty Ltd | 1939-1950 | QLD | of Mackay: ten percent special allowance authorised, 4 folios | National Archives of Australia |
J Michelmore & Son | 1961-1979 | QLD | of Mackay: private railway siding | Queensland National Archives |
J Michelmore & Co Pty Ltd | 1962 | QLD | plaint filed in civil action heard in Mackay District Court | Queensland National Archives |
J Michelmore & Co Pty Ltd | 1965 | QLD | plaint filed in civil action heard in Mackay District Court | Queensland National Archives |
J Michelmore & Co | 1983 | QLD | of Mackay: liquor licence revoked | Queensland National Archives |
J Michelmore & Co | 1986 | QLD | of Mackay: liquor licence revoked | Queensland National Archives |
J Michelmore & Co Pty Ltd | QLD | of Mackay: secondary wholesalers | National Archives of Australia | |
Macro & Michelmore | Nov 1889 | NSW | of King Street, Sydney: enginers, tested a lathe invented by Mr PRESTON that was capable of cutting any shape | Goulburn Evening Penny Post 16 Nov 1889 |
Michelmore Bros | 1 Aug 1925 | SA | assessment of Richmond Park property reduced to 16s for a total of £3,500 by Robe Council | Border Watch (Mount Gambier) 7 Aug 1925 |
Michelmore Bros | 11 Jun 1927 | SA | Robe Council granted them permission to erect a second petrol pump in front of their premises | Border Watch (Mount Gambier) 23 Jun 1927 |