BANK LOTTERY CATTLE BARON

BANK LOTTERY CATTLE BARON

There is an old saying….‘Life is a lottery‘ 😎 A WINDFALL FOLLOWING ON FROM WHEN THE BANK OF AUSTRALIA WENT BUST In 1848 Angus McDonald from Bolwarra (near Maitland)  bought a ticket in  New South Wales’ first official  lottery.  It was held as a means of dispersing

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When the Bank of Australia Went Bust.

When the Bank of Australia Went Bust.

At the beginning of March, 1841 there was a devastating fire at the Albion Mills, in Sydney’s Darling Harbour. The owners, Messrs Hughes and Hosking, were shipping agents and importers. Many Sydney  merchants  had produce stored at the mill and suffered serious losses. Hughes and Hosking took

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