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1956 Company incorporated to acquire Townsend Brothers (Shipping) and Townsend Brothers Ferries[1]
1958 Monument Securities, chaired by G. S. Nott, had a controlling interest in the company[2]
1959 George Nott Industries acquired Townsend Brothers Ferries, a subsidiary of Townsend Ferries and Shipping, at several times its book value.[3]
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