Historical information
Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies. Account book relating to Henry Dendy (1800-1881) of Brighton. Dendy was a special survey proprietor with an early association in Eltham where he operated a flour mill in the 1860s. Includes references to Were Brothers and Co.
Henry Dendy’s Account book shows the recording of transactions on the frigate vessel York, on which Dendy sailed from England. The work also includes brief records of a brewery business Dendy conducted and the accounts of John Booker, one of Dendy’s emigrants. The records are in sterling currency and contain debit and credit columns while other accounting records included in the work cover transactions for a pastoral lease operated by Dendy.
from 1848 until his return to England in 1855.
Physical description
Paperback; 63 p. : facsims., geneal. table, maps ; 25 cm.
Inscriptions & markings
ISBN 0959710418
Subjects
References
- Australian Dictionary of Biography: Henry Dendy (1800-1881)
- Leslie Arthur Schumer: Australian Cost Accounting Crusader and Historian The contributions of pioneering members of the accounting profession have been responsible for the maturation of the accounting discipline and profession. Parker (1977) has identified the importance of studying and assessing the influence of individuals on the development of accounting thought and practice. The purpose of this article is to acknowledge the pioneering contribution of Les Schumer to the advancement of cost accounting in Australia and its promotion within industry, his role in the development of the motor transport industry and finally as an historian. Following his retirement Schumer was interested in Henry Dendy
