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Corporate body
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The Merchants Trust Limited
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Description area
Dates of existence
1889 -
History
The Merchants Trust Limited was founded in London in February 1889 to invest capital in world wide enterprises. It operated in Australia, with six main investments in Victoria, through agents Gibbs Bright and Co, and then Goldsbrough Mort & Co from 31 May 1912. Goldsbrough Mort & Co, its agents in Melbourne, administered the Trust's investment in properties in Princes Terrace, Camberwell Estate, North Campbellfield Estate, and its interests in Castlemaine Brewery Company Ltd, McCracken's City Brewery Ltd, and Carlton and United Breweries Ltd. The Trust which currently operates as The Merchants Trust PLC now concentrates primarily upon major UK companies.
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London; Victoria
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finance
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Entered from deposit description on 1 Jun 2011
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http://www.rcm.com/investmenttrusts/investment_merchants.php (accessed on 1 June 2011)