Reid House Pty. Ltd. records, 1955-1992

MLMSS 9079
PXD 1377

fonds

1955-1992

Textual Records, Architectural and Technical Drawings, Graphic Materials, Clippings, Photographs

411725

1.65 metres of textual material (11 boxes), some files contain photographs and plans
16 architectural drawings

Reid House Pty Limited acquired the building at 69-75 King Street, Sydney, in 1961. It contained showrooms, warehouse premises, professional rooms and offices, and street frontage shops. The company was wound up in 1993.

Reference:
Compiled from the collection

BOX 1
Minute book of Committee and Directors’ meetings, 30 Sept. 1960 – 11 Aug. 1961, with enclosures, including agreements with tenants of the building, and capital-shares structure, and correspondence received by Reg Elsegood, 1976

Minute book of Directors’ meetings, 30 Dec. 1960 – 7 Dec. 1962

Minutes book of Directors’ meetings, 4 Feb. 1963 – 8 June 1967

Minute book of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, including Directors’ annual reports, 18 May 1962 – 13 Nov. 1978

BOX 2
Minute book of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, including Directors’ annual reports, 12 Nov. 1979 – 16 Dec. 1986, with copy of Articles of Association of Reid House Pty Limited, 1961

Minute book of Directors’ meetings, 10 July 1967 – 23 Dec. 1986

BOX 3
Files removed from hanging (suspension) files:

‘City Council [Council of the City of Sydney]’, 1976-1987, being correspondence with microfilm aperture cards of plans approved to carry out building work at the premises, 69-75 King Street

‘SPL [Straesser Poli Little & Associates Pty Ltd], 1990-1992

BOX 4
Files removed from filing cabinet:

‘Annual General Meetings – Proxies’, 1985-1986

Correspondence file: A, 1970-1984 and B, 1968-1984

Correspondence file: C, 1964-1984

Correspondence file: D, 1968-1984 and E, 1973-1982

Correspondence file: F, 1968-1984 and G, 1968-1986

Correspondence file: H, 1969-1984 and I, 1971-1984

BOX 5
Correspondence file: J, 1969-1984 and K, 1968-1983, including photographs of walls and ceilings, 1972

Correspondence file: L, 1966-1984
Correspondence file: M, 1966-1985
Correspondence files: N, 1966-1984 and O, 1966-1984, including Otis Elevator lift plans and specifications

BOX 6
Correspondence file: P, 1967-1984
Correspondence file: Q, 1981
Correspondence file: R, 1965-1984

BOX 7
Correspondence file: S, 1966-1986
Correspondence files: T, 1965-1985, U, 1975 and V, 1968-1983
Correspondence files: W, 1959-1984 and X, Y, Z, 1975-1979

BOXES 8-10
Correspondence with licencees and unit holders, including licence agreements, and relating to building repairs:

BOX 8
‘Licence Agreements’, being blank copies

‘GRD/Morris [Harry Morris and Chris Bockos]’, 1955-1987

‘GND/Loading Dock’, being copy of deed of licence from Robert Reid Pty Limited to Reid House Pty Limited, 14 Dec. 1961

‘MEZ/ACOA [S. H. Lock (Discounts & Credits) Pty Limited, 1961-1966

‘Major – Gartside’, 1987

‘GRD/OPSM [Optical Prescriptions Spectacle Makers Pty Limited]’, 1961-1977

‘1st/Clisdell’, 1961-1988

‘Levy Notices, 1/7/87 – 30/6/88’

BOX 9
‘Rosenthall & Sons Pty Ltd’, 1966-1973

‘3rd/Elsegood [Louchris Pty Ltd]’, 1986-1987

‘3rd/Curtis’, 1946, 1974-1978

‘4th/James [K. R. James]’, 1961-1971

‘Goodwill Terading Co.’, 1961-1964

‘Miles Barclay’, 1961-1989

‘President Finance Unit 3D [Charles Aram and Gregory Norman White trading as A. & W. Business Information Service]’, 1987

‘5th/Anderson’, 1981

‘5th/Varga [Varga Bros Investments Pty Limited]’, 1988

‘C. L. Seward & Co. (Sales) Pty Ltd’, 1961-197, with licence agreement for Linton Hugh Beneke, 1984

‘Wm A. Smith (Aust) Ltd’, 1961

‘5th/Craw [Craw Investments Pty Limited]’, 1979-1989, with licence agreement between Barisa Pty Limited (Sub-licensor) and Davidson & Mein Services Pty (Sub-Licensee), 1978

‘5th/Winvale [Winvale Investments P/L]’, 1961-1965

‘9th/Barisa [Barisa Pty Limited’, 196- - 1978, with licence agreement between Reid House Pty Limited and The Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales Limited, 1988

BOX 10
‘Andronico, C. & I.’, 1961-1970

‘C. Justin McCarthy P/L’, 1960-1964

‘H. Lewy Holdings P/L’, 1961-1974

‘Marvelwear Knitting Mills Pty Ltd’, 1961-1973

‘A. P. Marshall’, 1961-1965

‘Cartex Pty Ltd’, 1961-1965

‘S. Holbut’ [empty file]

‘P. F. Myers’ [empty file]

‘Goods Lift – B. Beirman [Basil Beirman Architect] & Lawton [R. J. Lawton, Builders and Contractors]’, 1963-1965

‘B. Beirman Agreement – Correspondence’

‘Goods Lift – Whites [White Elevators (Service) Pty Ltd]’, 1961-1965

‘Goods Lift – M/Room [Motor Room]’, 1963

‘Passenger – Machine Room’, 1962

‘Miller, Milston & Ferris Agreement & Correspondence’, 1962-1964

‘Fire Sprinklers [Wormald Brothers (Aust.) Pty Limited]’, 1963-1967

‘Pest. Exterminator [Australian Pest Services Pty Ltd]’, 1962-1963

‘Building – Quotes etc.’, 1961-1964

‘S.C.C. [Sydney County Council]’, 1961-1962

‘Lift Quotations – Extinct’, 1961-1964

‘Lifts – Passenger – Electrical’, 1962-1964

‘Insurance’, 1961-1982

‘Real Estate’, 1964-1972

BOX 11
Financial records, 1961-1991, including bank statements, share certificate books, shareholders’ register

PXD 1377
Plans and drawings (16), 1985, being mainly floor plans and sections by architects, Straesser, Poli Little & Associates Pty Ltd

Copyright status:: In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Research & study copies allowed: Applies to material in which Reid House Pty. Ltd. owns copyright
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales