Two Centuries of Panic

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A history of corporate collapses in Australia

Trevor Sykes

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Allen & Unwin
01 December 1998

Economics & Business; Economic history; Banking

Two Centuries of Panic is a book of breathtaking energy and scope. Rich in sensation and scandal, it is the first history ever published of corporate collapses in Australia from the first bank closure in the 1820s through the four great recessions of the 1840s, 1890s, 1920s and 1970s to the downfall of the house of Gollin.

The book's pages are peopled with some of the most famous names in Australian history - among them Lachlan Macquarie, John Macarthur, Alfred Deakin, Red Ted Theodore, Benjamin Boyd and Claude de Bernales - names associated with some of the largest and most dramatic corporate collapses in Australia.

Acclaimed on publication as a classic contribution to the history of business in Australia, Two Centuries of Panic will fascinate all who are interested in money, and in the people who make it.

'It is difficult to overstate the excellence or importance of Trevor Sykes' book. It is essential reading. What is more, it is fun to read. No academic could have written as good a book as this.' - P. P. McGuinness

'The author is to be congratulated for his efforts. The book is recommended strongly. Take it along as intimidating ammunition when next you visit investment advisers, brokers and other members of the financial brethren.' - Professor Warren Hogan

'What Sykes has produced is 22 chapters of investigative financial journalism - each one of which could stand along as a book in its own right.' - Maximilian Walsh

By: Trevor Sykes
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 47mm
Weight: 968g
ISBN: 9781864489347
ISBN 10: 1864489340
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 01 December 1998
Recommended Age: From
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Illustrations Introduction Acknowledgments 1. The first faltering steps 2. Our first major collapse 3. The comet 4. The original hot mining stock 5. The rugged road to Ipswich 6. A bridge too far 7. Scandals of South Australia 8. The fall of Sir Matthew Davies 9. The banking crisis 10. Horatio and Co. 11. Theodore's scandal 12. The innocent bystander 13. The Basque prince 14. Broken Reid 15. From the Chevron to Pentridge 16. The retail scandals 17. Nickel fever 18. Uranium kills 19. The property disasters of '74 20. The property financiers 21. The last property wave 22. Beyond the blue horizon 23. A few last words Notes Index

Trevor Sykes is one of Australia's leading finance journalists and creator of the Pierpont column. He has been finance editor of the Sun News-Pictorial, investment editor, Melbourne bureau chief and assistant editor of the Financial Review, editor of The Bulletin, executive editor of Australian Business magazine and is currently a senior writer on the Financial Review. He has won four national awards for finance reporting.

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Two Centuries of Panic

A history of corporate collapses in Australia

Trevor Sykes

$49.99

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