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Australian jurisdiction (G. T. Bean being in England and W. H. Bean in Melbourne). Among the causes for the company's collapse was W. H. Bean's unauthorised purchases on company cheques (speculating on chaff for instance). Nor had W. H. Bean maintained the books properly. At the shareholders' meeting anger was expressed that the liquidator, Mr C. Schlumberger, appeared to side with the company principals, not the ordinary shareholder who stood to lose the whole of their investment. The company went into voluntary liquidation in 1885.
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Supreme Court as almost certainly arson. Certain inconsistencies of evidence made G. T. Bean the prime suspect, but nothing could be proved. Sometime before 15 September 1868 Arthur sold the business to H. G. Crocker & Co. which was taken over before 4 June 1869 by F. Fischer. This company was affected by another fire, in December 1870, this time originating in the adjoining Adelaide Photographic Company's premises.
186:. DeLissa, who had been appointed supervisor for his sugar plantation experience, made a trial crushing of 30 tons of cane in December 1881 which returned very little sugar. DeLissa quit in 1882, citing interference by G. T. Bean, who was scathing in his denunciation of DeLissa. W. H. Thompson was brought from
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Supreme Court against G. W. Bean for over £2000. At a shareholders' meeting it was revealed that it was necessary to make a call of £1 per share to pay creditors. The two brothers
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wool and produce brokers with initial subscription of 6,000 £10 shares and total capital of £100,000. Its purpose was to acquire the assets of Bean
Brothers (including properties in Grenfell Street, Coromandel Place and French Street) and continue their business as commission agents. Founding
92:’ premises in Reid Street..." The adjacent Beans Road (now part of Dew Street) may have been named for them. They commenced making shoe and boot uppers, and by the end of 1865 had 14 workers so engaged in King William Street, in part of the building owned by J. Clarkson & Co.
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88:. "On 20th January 1865 William Henry Bean, George Thomas Bean and Arthur Bean, of Torrenside, Tanners, were granted Title to 15 acres, part of Section 46 embracing the whole of the area later covered by
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Walter Arthur Wickham Bean (16 April 1873 – 1952) born at North Adelaide, married Clara Adelaide Twining Astles (c. 1875 – January 1902) who died in childbirth aged 26.
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253:Lavinia Annette Bean (1837 – 9 July 1904) married
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150:. In 1882 he set up a trial sugar plantation on
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273:Ernest Arthur Scammell (1865– ), in Queensland
199:London and overspending his allowance there.
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270:Francis George Scammell (1861– ), solicitor
1169:– via National Library of Australia.
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