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Date(s)
- 1947-1957 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
42 boxes, 1 bundle.
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Name of creator
Biographical history
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency was first registered in April 1865. (1)
A branch office was opened in Wagga Wagga in September 1922 after absorbing the firm of Dill and Watson and was located in Gurwood Street.(2) The branch office closed in 1927 and a new firm under the title of Mackie, Docker and Co. became the agents of New Zealand Loan and also took over the offices in Gurwood Street. (3)
A new branch office was opened in Wagga Wagga on 26 December 1946 after the company acquired the business of Tapscott, Thorne and Co. (4)
Endnotes
(1) Australian National University Archives, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited
(2) The Sydney Stock and Station Journal, 29 Sep 1922, pg.13
(3) The Daily Advertiser, 4 Jun 1927, pg.4
(4) The Farmer and Settler, 20 Dec 1946, pg.15
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Account sales, cash book, correspondence, monthly balance sheets, permit to travel stock books and yard books for sheep and pig sales.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
OPEN to public access.
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