J B Were and Son

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Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsStockbrokersHistoryFormally established in 1861 by Jonathan Binns Were, an early Melbourne merchant and broker, the firm is one of Melbourne's oldest and most important stockbrokers. It was a leader in the development of forerunners of the Stock Exchange of Melbourne and of the Stock Exchange itself.
Bate, Weston, 'Were, Jonathan Binns (1809-1885)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/were-jonathan-binns-2783/text3963, accessed 11 July 2012.Search records of this agent

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