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Two Centuries of Panic

Two Centuries of Panic is a story rich in sensation and scandal. It is the definitive history of corporate collapses in Australia from the first bank closure in the 1820s through the four great recessions of the 1840s, 1890s, 1930s and 1970s to the downfall of the Bank of Adelaide in 1979.

Many famous names in Australian history appear in these pages - among them Governor Lachlan Macquarie, John Macarthur, Alfred Deakin, Benjamin Boyd, Jack Lang, Red Ted Theodore and Claude de Bernales - names associated with some of the largest and most dramatic corporate collapses in our history.

Trevor Sykes has written from the rare position of an insider, observing and recounting many of the modern collapses as they occurred.

Reviewing the book, P.P. McGuinness wrote: "Trevor Sykes has for a long time been known as one of the best financial journalists in Australia. Now he has staked his claim to be considered head and shoulders above the others - he is the best.
"It is difficult to overstate the excellence or importance of Trevor Sykes' book. It is essential reading. What is more, it is fund to read. No academic could have written as good a book as this…"

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