Summary
The Boxhill Township Estate Company Ltd. Scrip issued to Cornelius Job Ham of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
[Registered Office not listed]
22 September 1890
2 Shares
Capital: 60,000 Pounds in 600 Shares of 100 Pounds each
Certificate No. 166
The holder of these shares was Cornelius Job Ham, a famous Melbourne auctioneer and estate agent, city councillor and parliamentarian, and a close associate of many of the 1880s property speculators.
Obverse Description
Printed on white stock, both sides, black printed lettering and black, handwritten text. Border on left side of page.
Significance
The scrip is significant as an example of the extensive land speculation that occurred in Melbourne in the 1880s. The holder of the shares, Cornelius Job Ham, was a principal of the land and commission agents firm C. J. & T. Ham, established in 1855, and a famous Melbourne auctioneer and estate agent. An active temperance worker and president of the YMCA, Ham was mayor of the City of Melbourne, 1881-82 and Member of the Legislative Council for Melbourne, 1882-1904. A close associate of the most famous land boomers, he himself co-founded the Australian Deposit and Mortgage Bank, which suspended payments in 1892. [R. Gillespie, 12 Jan 2006]
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Public Life & Institutions, Numismatics & Philately
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Harry M. Hearn, Date Range 1989 - 1991
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Date Issued
1890 AD
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Issued By
Boxhill Township Estate Company Ltd, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 Sep 1890
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Issued To
Cornelius Jacob Ham, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 Sep 1890
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Material
Paper
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
23.5 cm (Length), 14 cm (Height)
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Dimensions
235 mm (Length), 140 mm (Width)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Shape
Rectangle
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