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Shaw, Wallace & Co
Shaw, Wallace & Co
'Shaw, Wallace & Co' were Managing Agent and Representatives, based in Madras and Bombay, with UK office 'R G Shaw & Co'[1].
They acted in the Madras Presidency for a number of companies including:-
- Arthur Koppel & Co becoming in 1909 Orenstein & Koppel in 1909. Calcutta based Agents for supply all types of light railway materials [2].
and in Madras and Bombay Presidency for
- Decauville et Compagnie In 1910 their Agent in Madras and Bombay was 'Shaw, Wallace & Co.'[3].
- Burmah Oil Company. In 1891 'Shaw, Wallace & Co' became responsible for marketing 'Burmah Oil' products in India [4]. The arrangement lasted until 1928, when the arrangement was terminated [5].
Tea Gardens
The records show that 'Shaw, Wallace & Co' were also Managing Agent for the following. See Tea Gardens in Assam for further information:-
- Assam Frontier Tea with tea gardens at Hilika, Talap, Dangori and Longsaol in the Tinsukia District; and Hapjan Parabat and Balimara in the Dibrugarh District [6].
- Budla Beta Tea Co Ltd with tea gardens at Bokpara, Pengaree, Kanjikoah and Kharjan in the Dibrugarh District [7].
References
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry AS21 footnote 1, page ....
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB94 page ....
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB74 page ....
- ↑ Google Books " Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies" by Geoffrey Jones, page 281; Retrieved 12 Oct 2017
- ↑ Google Books "Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries" by Geoffrey Jones. Page 281; Retrieved 15 Oct 2017
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry AS79 page ....
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry AS21 page ....