Electric Corporation of Australia Ltd.
2 King Street, Sydney, NSW
1 Primrose Avenue, Mascot, NSW

The Electric Corporation of Australia Ltd. was short lived company of 11 months who manufactured and installed sound-projection systems in theatres in Sydney. They also sold E.C.A. radios which were possibly manufactured by them or came from old Udisco stock.

The company was registered in January 1930 with first Directors EG Beard, HB Carpenter, RG Waley & GW Marner. [1] EG Beard was the Chief Engineer from United Distributors Ltd.  which went into liquidation in early 1930.

The company sold E.C.A. Receivers which were advertised as superseding Udisco Receivers. [2]

It is interesting to note in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald of October 28, 1930 it is mentioned that the company had obtained a good “Talkie” apparatus from EG Beard.[3] This is possibly were the sound-projection systems and E.C.A receivers superseding Udisco came from.

The company sold and installed sound-projection systems in theatres in NSW. [4] [5]

The company was wound up in November 1930 [6], possibly as a result of the “Talkie Wars” between, US interests  and Australia cheaper Raycophone equipment. [7]

EG Beard then went on to start Ace Amplifiers Ltd. in 1931.

[1] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) Jan 11, 1930, Page 17.
[2] Smiths Weekly Mar 22, 1930, Page 10. 
[3] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW)  Oct 28, 1930, Page 6.
[4] Tweed Daily (NSW)  Fri 9 May, 1930, Page 2.
[5] Everyones, Apr 30, 1930, page 25.
[6] The Sun (NSW),  Nov  21, 1930,  Page 11.
[7] Talking salvation for the silent majority: projecting new possibilities of modernity in the Australian cinema, 1929-1933,  BM Yecies, University of Wollongong.