The Stock Exchange Of Melbourne And The Victorian Economy: 1852-1900
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the boom-and-bust crucible of colonial Victoria, money was power — and nowhere was that more evident than on the floor of the Melbourne Stock Exchange. A. R. Hall's The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Victorian Economy: 1852-1900 chronicles the rise and turbulent evolution of one of Australia's most significant financial institutions across nearly five decades, from the gold rush era through to the turn of the century. Anchored in rigorous archival research, Hall presents a meticulous account of how capital markets shaped — and were shaped by — the volatile fortunes of a colony racing towards modernity, tracing the interplay between speculative investment, pastoral enterprise, banking, and the boom-era land mania that would ultimately culminate in the devastating crash of the 1890s. Beyond its detailed financial history, this work stands as an indispensable study of how colonial economic culture was forged under conditions of extraordinary uncertainty and ambition. Hall argues persuasively that the Melbourne Stock Exchange was not merely a barometer of Victorian prosperity but an active engine of economic transformation, connecting local enterprise to international capital flows and cementing Melbourne's status as a financial centre of the Southern Hemisphere. Published by the Australian National University Press, the book reflects the high scholarly standards of its era and remains a foundational text for anyone seeking to understand the economic underpinnings of Australia's colonial past. What drove men to gamble fortunes on a market so far from the established centres of global finance — and what does their story reveal about the risks at the heart of a nation's making?
Author: A. R. Hall
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Australian National University Press
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the boom-and-bust crucible of colonial Victoria, money was power — and nowhere was that more evident than on the floor of the Melbourne Stock Exchange. A. R. Hall's The Stock Exchange of Melbourne and the Victorian Economy: 1852-1900 chronicles the rise and turbulent evolution of one of Australia's most significant financial institutions across nearly five decades, from the gold rush era through to the turn of the century. Anchored in rigorous archival research, Hall presents a meticulous account of how capital markets shaped — and were shaped by — the volatile fortunes of a colony racing towards modernity, tracing the interplay between speculative investment, pastoral enterprise, banking, and the boom-era land mania that would ultimately culminate in the devastating crash of the 1890s. Beyond its detailed financial history, this work stands as an indispensable study of how colonial economic culture was forged under conditions of extraordinary uncertainty and ambition. Hall argues persuasively that the Melbourne Stock Exchange was not merely a barometer of Victorian prosperity but an active engine of economic transformation, connecting local enterprise to international capital flows and cementing Melbourne's status as a financial centre of the Southern Hemisphere. Published by the Australian National University Press, the book reflects the high scholarly standards of its era and remains a foundational text for anyone seeking to understand the economic underpinnings of Australia's colonial past. What drove men to gamble fortunes on a market so far from the established centres of global finance — and what does their story reveal about the risks at the heart of a nation's making?