▁changed ▁to ▁Wil h ▁Wil hel ms en ▁Agency ▁P ty ▁Ltd . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁the ▁ag ency ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁Phoenix ▁House ▁in ▁Hunter ▁Street . ▁The ▁Agency ▁then ▁occupied ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁flo ors ▁of ▁the ▁Bridge ▁Street ▁prem ises ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁opening ▁of ▁Lin er ▁House , ▁the ▁Wil hel ms en ▁Line ▁was ▁Norway ' s ▁largest ▁sh ipping ▁organisation . ▁ ▁Within ▁two ▁dec ades ▁following ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Wil hel ms en ▁sail ings ▁had ▁increased ▁two fold ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 - 4 7 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 - 6 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁util ised ▁the ▁maximum ▁floor ▁area ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁site ▁( ▁wide ▁and ▁ ▁deep ), ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁explo it ▁the ▁potential ▁height ▁maximum . ▁The ▁design ▁philosophy ▁being ▁" to ▁build ▁a ▁house ▁for ▁their ▁( Wil h . ▁Wil hel ms en ) ▁own ▁use ▁rather ▁than ▁construct ▁a ▁tall ▁narrow ▁building ▁to ▁explo it ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁its ▁maximum ▁financial ▁return ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁building ▁won ▁the ▁Sir ▁John ▁Sul man ▁Medal ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁mer itor ious ▁building ▁constructed ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁for ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁its ▁" cons istent ▁hon esty ▁in ▁design ▁and ▁good ▁taste ▁for ▁this ▁building " ▁and ▁' very ▁good