Australian businesses

MCHMORE 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:

Business locations
Business activities
Financial matters
Legal papers

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