Shaw, Wallace & Co

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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:-

and in Madras and Bombay Presidency for

  • 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

  1. ↑ “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 ....
  2. ↑ “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 ....
  3. ↑ “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 ....
  4. ↑ Google Books " Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies" by Geoffrey Jones, page 281; Retrieved 12 Oct 2017
  5. ↑ Google Books "Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries" by Geoffrey Jones. Page 281; Retrieved 15 Oct 2017
  6. ↑ “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 ....
  7. ↑ “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 ....
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