Papers. c. 1963.

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Papers. c. 1963.

'Rough diary of journey from Scutari to Baghdad, performed on horseback in 1814 by Lieutenant C. Swanston, 2/12th Regiment Madras Native Infantry, bearing despatches to the Governor General of india.' 1893 (MS 7553). 'Statement of the Services of Captain Charles Swanston of the 2/12th Regiment Madras Native Infantry, subsequently the 24th M.I. (MS 7554)'The Swanston family 1789-1960 by Major General C.D. Moorhead, Aug 1960' (MS 7555) Three portraits of Captain Charles Swanston. (MS 7550-7552).

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Moorhead, C. D.

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Swanston, Charles, 1789-1850.

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Captain Charles Swanston (1789-1850)was a banker and owned the Derwent Bank of Hobart, which was the first bank to open for business in Melbourne (1838). He was a member of the Port Phillip Association formed by John Batman for the express purpose of exploring and claiming the Port Phillip District. From the description of Diary [microform]. 1814. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 224480075 Born in Scotland, at the age of 16 Swanston was commissioned a lieutenant in...

Swanston, family.

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