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Page 61
... Australian banks and building societies . Mil- lions of pounds in Scottish savings had been lost or frozen in the Australian bank crash of that year and Knox found that " utter distrust and repugnance of anything Australian was most ...
... Australian banks and building societies . Mil- lions of pounds in Scottish savings had been lost or frozen in the Australian bank crash of that year and Knox found that " utter distrust and repugnance of anything Australian was most ...
Page 164
... Australian gain did not end here . In 1897-98 , when John Bull began to fancy Lyell as the coming copperfield , the price of Lyell shares soared and thousands of Australians were enticed into selling their shares to British buyers ...
... Australian gain did not end here . In 1897-98 , when John Bull began to fancy Lyell as the coming copperfield , the price of Lyell shares soared and thousands of Australians were enticed into selling their shares to British buyers ...
Page 264
... Australian mining . In the years 1926-30 the company made a million pounds profit and paid an average yearly dividend of thirteen per cent . It treated more ore and produced more copper than ever before . As the first Australian company ...
... Australian mining . In the years 1926-30 the company made a million pounds profit and paid an average yearly dividend of thirteen per cent . It treated more ore and produced more copper than ever before . As the first Australian company ...
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