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1902 The company was incorporated.<ref>The National Archives BT 31/16925/75409</ref> | 1902 The company was incorporated.<ref>The National Archives BT 31/16925/75409</ref> | ||
1916 Although the company was registered in England, all but four shares out of 500 issued were in the hands of the Groedel family in Budapest. Therefore, under the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act 1916, the Controller appointed by the Board of Trade ordered the line to be sold. The company's fleet consisted of four single-deck steamers: Milly, Melanie, Margit, and Gisella. In an auction at the Baltic Exchange, the fleet was bought by Alexander Mair, of Glasgow, for £288,500.<ref>Liverpool Journal of Commerce 18 October 1916</ref> | 1916 Although the company was registered in England, all but four shares out of 500 issued were in the hands of the Groedel family in Budapest. Therefore, under the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act 1916, the Controller appointed by the Board of Trade ordered the line to be sold. The company's fleet consisted of four single-deck steamers: Milly, Melanie, Margit, and Gisella, all built by [[William Gray and Co]], of West Hartlepool. In an auction at the Baltic Exchange, the fleet was bought by Alexander Mair, of Glasgow, for £288,500.<ref>Liverpool Journal of Commerce 18 October 1916</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:14, 5 June 2023
1902 The company was incorporated.[1]
1916 Although the company was registered in England, all but four shares out of 500 issued were in the hands of the Groedel family in Budapest. Therefore, under the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act 1916, the Controller appointed by the Board of Trade ordered the line to be sold. The company's fleet consisted of four single-deck steamers: Milly, Melanie, Margit, and Gisella, all built by William Gray and Co, of West Hartlepool. In an auction at the Baltic Exchange, the fleet was bought by Alexander Mair, of Glasgow, for £288,500.[2]
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