The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Victorian Economy 1852-1900
Description
The small-scale pastoral ancl commercial community of Victoria in 1850 did not need a stock exchange; by 1900, however, the institution was a well-developed one. How did this change come about? Throughout the greater part of the period 1850-1900 the predominant business of the share market was in mining securities. Gold-mining developments made possible the formation of Melbourne{u2019}s first stock exchange in 1861. Increasing activity in gold-mining shares enabled its successor (1865-84) to...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Press (1965-Present) |
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Date published: | 1968 |
Type: | Book |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/114870 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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