. . . . . . . . . . . . "William Henry Welch"@en . . "40121370"^^ . . "1855"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "Ball & Welch Pty Ltd"@en . . . . . "1124292905"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ball & Welch Pty Ltd was a prominent department store in Melbourne, Australia from the 19th century through to the 1970s. In its heyday, the Ball & Welch department store was Melbourne's leading family draper, its A to Z departments including gloves, umbrellas and handkerchiefs, mantles, furniture, mercery, millinery, furs and corsets. At one time 26 assistants were devoted to the sale of lace alone."@en . . . "1855"^^ . . "Ball & Welch Pty Ltd"@en . . . . "Ball & Welch"@en . . . . "Charles Ball"@en . . "10682"^^ . . . . . . "Ball & Welch Pty Ltd was a prominent department store in Melbourne, Australia from the 19th century through to the 1970s. In its heyday, the Ball & Welch department store was Melbourne's leading family draper, its A to Z departments including gloves, umbrellas and handkerchiefs, mantles, furniture, mercery, millinery, furs and corsets. At one time 26 assistants were devoted to the sale of lace alone."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .