▁for ▁use ▁as ▁the ▁Q ant as ▁C argo ▁Terminal . ▁This ▁use ▁continued ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁The ▁property ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Wil h . ▁Wil hel ms en ▁Agency ▁P ty . ▁Ltd . ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁building ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Bun ning ▁and ▁Mad den ▁architect s ▁for ▁the ▁Wil h . ▁Wil hel ms en ▁Agency ▁P ty . ▁Ltd . ▁Wil hel ms en ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁occupied ▁an ▁office ▁opposite ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁completed ▁during ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁construction ▁comm enced ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁Const ruction ▁time ▁was ▁about ▁ 4 9 ▁weeks . ▁ ▁The ▁Wil hel ms en ▁Agency ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁the ▁Wil h . ▁Wil hel ms en ▁Line ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁at ▁T ons berg , ▁then ▁the ▁premier ▁port ▁of ▁Norway . ▁The ▁Wil hel ms en ▁Agency ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁Wil hel ms en ▁Line ▁as ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Australia ▁Line ▁Agency ▁Ltd . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁office ▁in ▁Australia ▁was ▁at ▁ 3 6 ▁Pitt ▁Street . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁the ▁ag ency ▁moved ▁to ▁ 8 9 ▁Pitt ▁Street . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁the ▁name ▁was