William Lawrence Baillieu : founder of Australia's greatest business empire / Peter Yule.
William Lawrence Baillieu : founder of Australia's greatest business empire / Peter Yule.
William Lawrence Baillieu : founder of Australia's greatest business empire / Peter Yule.
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Richmond : Hardie Grant Books, 2012.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (viii, 423 pages)
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
PART ONE: BOOM AND BUST, 1859-1892; Prologue; 1 In with the tide; 2 The greatest auctioneer of them all; 3 Caught and blistered; 4 The secret compositions; PART TWO: RECOVERY, 1893-1904; 5 A variety business; 6 Oh! William, even you must blush; 7 One of the wicked bears; 8 We went, we saw, we were i...
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Publisher
Richmond : Hardie Grant Books, 2012.
Date Published
2012.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Summary
Born in Queenscliff to English migrant parents, William Lawrence Baillieu first rose to prominence as a successful auctioneer during Melbourne's feverish land boom of the 1880s. He quickly built an enormous fortune, which he then subsequently lost in the crash of the early 1890s. But, ever the astute and daring entrepreneur, WL Baillieu resurrected...
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William Lawrence Baillieu : founder of Australia's greatest business empire / Peter Yule.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Also available in print.
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74VKm0QQPJQy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKm0QQPJQy
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ISBN
9781742738086 (electronic book)
DDC
338.092
MMS ID
991020715689702626
