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Page 124
... shareholders into subscribing £ 332,000 to the company in three years . When , year after year , the payment of dividends was postponed , and the annual meeting was months overdue , wealthy Scottish shareholders began to suspect that ...
... shareholders into subscribing £ 332,000 to the company in three years . When , year after year , the payment of dividends was postponed , and the annual meeting was months overdue , wealthy Scottish shareholders began to suspect that ...
Page 135
Geoffrey Blainey. On 16 August the few remaining shareholders of South Tharsis met in Melbourne to discuss the offer . The chairman rightly resented the Mt. Lyell Co.'s " stand and deliver tactics " , while the minority of shareholders ...
Geoffrey Blainey. On 16 August the few remaining shareholders of South Tharsis met in Melbourne to discuss the offer . The chairman rightly resented the Mt. Lyell Co.'s " stand and deliver tactics " , while the minority of shareholders ...
Page 153
... shareholders had voted unanimously for the united company in Melbourne . Thereafter , the London meeting became a ... shareholders and half to Mount Lyell shareholders . The Mount Lyell shareholders shared a bonus of £ 68,500 ; the North ...
... shareholders had voted unanimously for the united company in Melbourne . Thereafter , the London meeting became a ... shareholders and half to Mount Lyell shareholders . The Mount Lyell shareholders shared a bonus of £ 68,500 ; the North ...
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