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In 1869 Lindsay partially removed from the company's activities with the formation of a second company
Acraman, Main, & Co., but Acraman, Main, Lindsay, & Co. continued to trade until around 1870. He was a director of the South Australian Gas Company 1870 to 1873. In 1873 he opened a
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The son of house builder and architect David
Lindsay (1780 - 1866) & Helen nÊe Hastie (1784 - 1865), John born in Scotland Mar. 3rd. 1822. In Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, he was baptised Mar. 24th. 1822. John received a good education in Scotland. At age 18 he moved to
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Adelaide Marine and Fire Assurance Co. and Mercantile Marine Insurance Co., he may also have acquired a large interest in land in the
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Rankine, Gilmour, & Co. (Gilmour, Rankin, Strong, and Co.?) and prospered, but was inclined to travel, and sailed to America, where he worked for a few years before leaving for South Australia on the
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