Surviving business related material from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
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Dissolution of Melia and John Pilling partnership, reported in the London Gazette in June 1921.
Business cards used by Melia’s Transport and early BRS
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Card in use during the late 1930s. This one had a photograph of an eight-wheeler ERF with Thames Board branding.
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Business cards in use during 1949 and 1950. The old Melias Transport card being over-stamped with British Road Services.
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1937 share certificate
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Above: Thomas Melia attending a Road Haulage Association dinner, probably in 1946. He is seated on table 19 in the centre of the five people closest to the bannister.
Left: Thomas Melia (right) accompanied by another RHA member attending a conference.
Below: Final cheque drawn on the Melias Transport Bolton Ltd account. Dated April 24th 1957.
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