Scottish Australian Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Scottish Australian Investment Co
- Marra Development Ltd
- Stronach, Alexander
- Grainger, Charles
- Morehead, Robert
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, Scotland
- Australia
Sectors:
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Financial services
Land finance & investment
Notes:
Traced origins to 1840 when established at Aberdeen as a copartnery called Scottish Australian Investment Co to purchase land in Australia and to grant loans secured by mortgage on the land. Promoted by Alexander Stronach and Charles Grainger. Robert Morehead was first manager in Australia. Incorporated 1856 as Scottish Australian Investment Co Ltd. 1933 renamed Scottish Australian Co Ltd. 1972 transferred registration from UK to Australia. 1974 merged with Marra Development Ltd
Publications:
- Australian Company Borrowing, 1870-1893. A study in British overseas investment by Bailey, John D
- Bowen Downs, 1863-1963 by MacMillan, David S
- Debtor's War. Scottish capitalists and the economic crisis in Australia, 1841-1846 by MacMillan, David S
- Scotland and Australia, 1788-1850. Emigration, commerce and investment by MacMillan, David S
- Scottish Australian Company, 1840-1850. The origins and growth of an Aberdeen venture in colonial development by MacMillan, David S
- 'Scottish enterprise in Australia, 1798-1879' in P L Payne (ed), Studies in Scottish Business History by MacMillan, David S
- Transfer of company control from Scotland to London in the nineteenth century. The case of the Scottish Australian Co, 1853 by MacMillan, David S
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Scottish Australian Investment Co
- Marra Development Ltd
- Stronach, Alexander
- Grainger, Charles
- Morehead, Robert
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland, Scotland
- Australia
Sectors:
- Financial services Land finance & investment
Notes:
Traced origins to 1840 when established at Aberdeen as a copartnery called Scottish Australian Investment Co to purchase land in Australia and to grant loans secured by mortgage on the land. Promoted by Alexander Stronach and Charles Grainger. Robert Morehead was first manager in Australia. Incorporated 1856 as Scottish Australian Investment Co Ltd. 1933 renamed Scottish Australian Co Ltd. 1972 transferred registration from UK to Australia. 1974 merged with Marra Development LtdPublications:
- Australian Company Borrowing, 1870-1893. A study in British overseas investment by Bailey, John D
- Bowen Downs, 1863-1963 by MacMillan, David S
- Debtor's War. Scottish capitalists and the economic crisis in Australia, 1841-1846 by MacMillan, David S
- Scotland and Australia, 1788-1850. Emigration, commerce and investment by MacMillan, David S
- Scottish Australian Company, 1840-1850. The origins and growth of an Aberdeen venture in colonial development by MacMillan, David S
- 'Scottish enterprise in Australia, 1798-1879' in P L Payne (ed), Studies in Scottish Business History by MacMillan, David S
- Transfer of company control from Scotland to London in the nineteenth century. The case of the Scottish Australian Co, 1853 by MacMillan, David S