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seeking a controlling interest in the bank and that the directors had reached a provisional agreement for amalgamation into the ES&A Bank if sufficient shareholders were willing to sell. The ES&A Bank was successful in the takeover, and the London Bank ceased to exist when the ES&A Bank
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Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser
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Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser
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Guardian & Normanby General Advertiser
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