Promissory Notes

Sale 71    20–22 Nov 2002   Wentworth Hotel   Sydney

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Lot 2901    Session 10 (7.30pm Thursday)    Promissory Notes

Estimate $3,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $5,600

HOPWOOD'S FERRY, Murray River, Echuca, Victoria, one pound entered J.W.Mann, but not issued payable by William Nicholson & Co, 13 Flinders St., Melbourne, 186-, scene printed on back, imprint of Calvert, depicts Hopwood's Ferry at Pontoon Bridge Hotel in background with brothel (see Mira 'From Riverboat to Ironhorse' 1990 p4). Centre fold otherwise nearly extremely fine with only three tiny tone or foxing spots extremely rare, two others similar are known (Nicholson Sale 49B lot 1632 and Stern Sale 1977 lot 275).

Henry Hopwwod founded Echuca in 1853. Sentenced to 14 years transportation he arrived in Van Dieman's Land in 1835. He was granted a free pardon in 1846. Arriving in the Murray District in 1850 he immediately saw the possibilities of the river trade. Hopwood, or 'King Hopwood' died in 1869 aged 64, a very wealthy and respected businessman (Morris, A.H. 'Rich River', 1970 for further information).

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