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Edwin Silk, early Whanganui accountant (1st of 2)

Edwin Silk, early Whanganui accountant

Edwin Silk was a partner in a firm of accountants in Whanganui in the early 20th century. This cartoon probably shows him in the billiard room of the Wanganui Club. The firm of Silks Chartered Accountants celebrated its centenary in 2004.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-350-095
Ink and watercolour sketch by Walter Armiger Bowring

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Philip Colquhoun. 'Accountancy', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 28-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/accountancy/1/2/1