Book : Terra Australis

• Title : Terra Australis - An Adventurous Financial History of Australian Shares and Loans / Abenteuer australischer Finanzgeschichte in Aktien und Anleihen
• Authors : Michael P.A. Liebig
• ID: ISBN 3-89090-706-7, published by Markt & Technik Verlag AG, 1988
• Languages : English, German
• Number of pages : 175
• Images : black & white, multiple images on almost every page
• Indexes : no indexes

In this book the author takes the reader on a journey through the historical development of Australia. Many images from share certificates, maps, engravings and other ephemera are included. Certificates seen from the following themes : banking, agriculture, schools, state bonds, textile, tobacco, mining (coal, copper, tin, etc.) , gold, food, oil, railways, transport, forestry, shipping, automobiles, aviation, metal works, film, breweries, sports.

Chapters :

• A Passage through History
• The Share conquers Australia
• 50 Years after James Cook
• Pressing for Gold
• Australia under Steam
• From Hell to Hope
• Australia becomes mobile
• Flying Doctors, Cackling of Hens and a School in the Air
• And to conclude

A must have for the serious collector of Australian scripophily !

F.L.

  

NB:

Did anyone compile an index of the shares illustrated in this book ?

I would be happy to add the index to this post.