Early Merchant Families of Sydney

Establishing business enterprise in a tiny remote penal settlement appears to defy the principles of sustainable demand and supply. Yet early Sydney attracted a number of business entrepreneurs including Campbell Riley and Walker. If the development of private enterprise in early colonial Australia is counterintuitive an understanding of its rationale nature and risk strategies is the more imperative. This book traces the development of private enterprise in Australia through a study of the antecedents connections and commercial activities of early Sydney merchants.