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Scrip - Melbourne Land Co Ltd, Issued Victoria, Australia, 31 Aug 1888
Reg. No: NU 43845
- Summary:
- The Melbourne Land Company Ltd. Scrip issued to H.B. Higgins Esq. of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
[Registered Office not listed]
31 August 1888
100 Shares
Capital: 100,000 Pounds in 100,000 Shares of 1 Pound each
Certificate No. 7
The holder of the shares, Henry Bournes Higgins (1851-1929) was a successful Melbourne lawyer in the 1880s; he became a member of the Victorian parliament in1894, was a delegate to Federal Convention 1897-99, a federal politician from 1901, and appointed a justice of the High Court in 1906. As president of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, he delivered the Harvester Judgement. - Description:
- Printed on white stock, both sides, black printed lettering and black, handwritten text. Elaborate panel with geometric patterning at left side of page.
- Statement Of Significance:
- The scrip is significant as an example of the extensive land speculation that occurred in Melbourne in the 1880s.
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 21.2 cm (Height), 29.5 cm (Length) |
More information
| Tagged with: | banking industry, finance industries, real estate, share certificates |
| Themes this item is part of: | Land Boom in 1880s Melbourne, Domestic & Community Life Collection, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | COMMERCE & RETAILING |
| Secondary Classification: | Real Estate |
| Tertiary Classification: | share scrip |
| Issued By: | Melbourne Land Company Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 Aug 1888 |
| Issued To: | Henry Higgins, 31 Aug 1888 |
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