b'There was a surge in corporate activity. Among the dealsFeez Ruthning also grew rapidly in the 1960s and 70s, Arthur Robinson & Co advised on was the merger of theappointing graduates who displayed both academic Consolidated Zinc Corporation and the Rio Tinto Company.rigour and strong business skills. Guided by Graeme Wesley Ince retired as a partner in 1964, leaving Frank Bett,Morris and Peter Rowland, the firm continued to offer John Rodd and John Harper at the helm. the highest level of efficiency and skill, maintaining its position as the agency of choice for many interstate firms. Hedderwicks Fookes & Alton, meanwhile, were advisingAs interstate and international companies, particularly in Drug Houses of Australia on a hostile takeover from Britishthe mining sector, turned their attention to Queensland bank Slater Walker, and Australian Consolidated Industriesthe firm advised on some of most significant resource on a joint venture with British glass manufacturerand development projects of the era. This included the Pilkington Brothers. The move away from private clientexpansion of the Mount Isa mine and the developmentwork became particularly evident at Hedderwick Fookes &of the coal resources of the Bowen Basin. Alston. Sir Colin Syme and Sir James Forrest retired in 1970, passing the mantle to Jock Macindoe.The Allen Allen & Hemsley typing pool in the 1960s.149'