423471
- TitleRobert Sherson Swanston journals, 1853-1885
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- Call numberMAV/FM4/2558
Status: unavailable - Level of descriptionfonds
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- Physical Description1 microfilm reel of textual material - positive
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R. S. Swanston, a trader, arrived in Fiji in 1857, and settled there with the intention of introducing sheep and cattle. He became Secretary for Native Affairs under the Cakobau Government in 1872-1873, and was influential in the development of constitutional government. He was also Stipendiary Magistrate at Kandavu from 1875-1877 - Scope and ContentSix volumes of journals kept by Robert Swanston, 1853-1885. A personal record of events
- Original held byOriginals held by Central Archives of Fiji
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Filmed by Central Archives of Fiji, 1965
Description in Proceedings of the Fiji Society, Vol. 3, 1945-1947, pp. 94-106 - Name
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