Eastern Trading Co. Ltd. (Later ETC Industries)

• Primrose Buildings, Suite 5/255a George St, Sydney.
• Malcolm Buildings, Third Floor, 256a George St, Sydney.
• Broughton House, 181 Clarence St, Sydney.
• Aberdeen House, 204 Clarence St, Sydney.
• 470 Elizabeth St, Sydney. (Factory)
• Peacock House, 486 Bourke St, Melbourne. (Melbourne Branch)

Man. Director A.C. Millingen.

Wholesalers & Sole Distributors of Ken-Rad, Allen-Bradley, Hydra, Yaxley, Solar, E.T.C., Hickok & Mallory brands. Manufacturer under licence of Solar branded condensers & Yaxley branded potentiometers. Licenced by Ken-Rad (U.S) as the sole distributor of locally made, AWV sourced Ken-Rad valves.

Commenced business on 1/8/1910 as importers & indentors (agents).

Partners in the business: Lena, Stella & Yaetta Meyer, & Walter Ewart Jacob.

Went into voluntary liquidation & reconstructed in 1918. On account of expansion of business was reconstructed again some six years later in 1924.

E.T.C. entered the radio field with the Hydra Condenser agency. Later it acquired the Ken-Rad valve distribution for Australia, and then the Solar electrolytic condenser line came came under their banner. To this has now been added the Yaxley line of switches & volume controls, Allen-Bradley ohmeters, etc., and a large variety of other radio & electrical products.

With the introduction of a more stringent trade protection policy by the Federal Government, E.T.C. realised that, if they were going to remain in radio, they must go more into the local manufacturing field, rather than rely on importations.

Eastern Trading Co. changed its name to E.T.C. Industries on 20/12/1937.

In December 1942 E.T.C. Industries changed its name again to Tecnico Ltd., with Tecnico Electronics as a subsidiary, of which took over the manufacturing of Aristocrat radio receivers from E.S.M. Syme at the cessation of  WW2.