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who had already made a fortune in tar-distilling. Wholesaler Henry Gale
Gardner and coal magnate Joseph Wethered were also on the board, and George White became the part-time secretary of the Bristol Tramways Company at a salary of £150 per annum. Over the next ten years, White grew his stockbroking
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it was feared that the trams would bring in undesirable visitors and depress property values, resulting in the
Clifton route being served only by horse omnibuses. In 1892 he also became involved in the
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