| Main Title: |
William Lionel Buckland / by David T. Merrett. |
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| Author: |
Merrett, D.T. (David Tolmie)
William Buckland Foundation.
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| Imprint: |
[Melbourne, Vic.] : William Buckland Foundation, c2004. |
| Collation: |
iv, 100 pages : illustrations, portraits, paperback ; 24 cm. |
| Summary: |
Introduction -- 1. The making of a legend -- Reconstructing the life of William Lionel Buckland -- 2. From Mansfield to 139-141 Franklin Street, Melbourne, 1899 to 1925 -- 3. Making a fortune : the cycle and motor trade -- 4. The grand plan : cashing out and moving on -- 5. Renewal -- The Foundation -- Reflection -- Epilogue -- Appendices.
The Board of the William Buckland Foundation have commemorated Buckland's lasting contribution to society with this exploration of the source of the Foundation's corpus. While Buckland, a businessman, was not a philanthropist in his lifetime, his Foundation has dispersed over 50 million dollars over the past 40 years. |
| Subject: |
Buckland, William Lionel
William Buckland Foundation
Business people
Philanthropists and philanthropy
Biography
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| ISBN: |
0646439200 |
| Notes: |
Commissioned by the Trustees of the William Buckland Foundation.
Bibliography: page 95-100.
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