The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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... banking company " to " advance money on land , houses , ships and merchandise " . On an easy money market the land companies turned themselves into banks and outdid one another in a rash canvass for deposits . London boards on which sat ...
... banking company " to " advance money on land , houses , ships and merchandise " . On an easy money market the land companies turned themselves into banks and outdid one another in a rash canvass for deposits . London boards on which sat ...
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... Bank . In January 1893 the Federal Bank , one of the banks of issue which shared the government account in Victoria , having been refused aid by its associates , went into liquidation . Yet so sharp was the need of the older banks for ...
... Bank . In January 1893 the Federal Bank , one of the banks of issue which shared the government account in Victoria , having been refused aid by its associates , went into liquidation . Yet so sharp was the need of the older banks for ...
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... banks . The Treasurer was afraid that a government note issue would de- preciate . The banks offered £ 1,750,000 . It was not enough . On 5 April 1893 the Commercial Bank closed its doors . Before the month was over , however , they ...
... banks . The Treasurer was afraid that a government note issue would de- preciate . The banks offered £ 1,750,000 . It was not enough . On 5 April 1893 the Commercial Bank closed its doors . Before the month was over , however , they ...
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