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Balfour Williamson
Balfour Williamson & Co was a shipping company based in Liverpool, England, and later an export confirming house and freight forwarding company. It is now a subsidiary of Lonmin (formerly Lonrho).〔(Competition Commission report (1981): The Observer and George Outram and Company ) para 4.15〕
The company was founded in 1851 by two young men from Fife, Scotland, Alexander Balfour and Stephen Williamson. They were joined for a time by a third partner, David Duncan. The company traded with South America, and had offices in Valparaiso, Chile and San Francisco.〔(Methil Heritage website )〕
Williamson and Duncan were responsible for the company's operations in Chile, which thrived. A subsidiary was set up in Chile, the Williamson-Balfour Company, which was involved in many activities, most notably in sheep farming on Easter Island between 1897 and 1953.〔Fischer, S.R. (2005) Island at the Edge of the World ISBN 1-86189-282-9 p.157〕
The company's first ship was the ''Gardner'', soon replaced by the ''Santiago'', a 455 ton barque. The ''Santiago'' was sold in 1888, and later the hulk was used as a coal store in Adelaide, Australia, where it still lies.〔(Methil heritage website )〕
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