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Correspondence re Boustead & Co. merger and Australian companies, 10 June 1958-4 Nov. 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/39

Scope and Contents

Copies of correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Edward Boustead & Co. Ltd, London, with related letters and papers, regarding possible investments in Australian companies involving Boustead & Co. Ltd in the light of the latter's merger with Henry Waugh Ltd, 18 December 1958-4 November 1959. The file includes papers regarding various companies considered as potential investment opportunities,... including Thomas Brown & Sons Ltd, John Brunton Pty Ltd, William Crosby (Holdings) Ltd, Gollin Holdings Ltd and Edwin Wood Proprietary Ltd. Loose inside the file is a booklet of the report of the Directors and statement of accounts of Thomas Brown & Sons Ltd for the year ended 31 January 1958, together with the Chairman's statement, 10 June 1958. The ring-binder is labelled 'Boustead Proprietary Limited - Australia Edwin Wood & Co. Pty. Ltd., & Associated Companies, & Associated Companies, & Other Australian Companies File I'.

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Dates

  • Creation: 10 June 1958-4 Nov. 1959

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Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.

Records described...
in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.

Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.

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Extent

1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)

Language of Materials

English

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