John Muston: Draper, Squatter, Speculator in Colonial Australia by Robert Wuchatsch

This book is based on a collection of letters by London-born John Muston (1800-76). These letters lay bare Muston’s person, business and financial struggles in England and Australia from 1829-42.

John Muston had an interesting life: he was in turn a grocer in Derby; draper in Hobart Town; squatter on the Barwon River and Muston’s Creek at Port Phillip; and a merchant, accountant and speculator in Sydney. when he sailed across Bass Strait in 1837, Muston’s baggage included a host of financial, marital and other personal problems. From insolvency in Melbourne in 1842, however, he rebuilt his financial affairs and found happiness with a new wife.

Foreword written by Geoffrey Blainey

Paperback, 219pp, 2017

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This book is based on a collection of letters by London-born John Muston (1800-76). These letters lay bare Muston’s person, business and financial struggles in England and Australia from 1829-42.

John Muston had an interesting life: he was in turn a grocer in Derby; draper in Hobart Town; squatter on the Barwon River and Muston’s Creek at Port Phillip; and a merchant, accountant and speculator in Sydney. when he sailed across Bass Strait in 1837, Muston’s baggage included a host of financial, marital and other personal problems. From insolvency in Melbourne in 1842, however, he rebuilt his financial affairs and found happiness with a new wife.

Foreword written by Geoffrey Blainey

Paperback, 219pp, 2017

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Weight 0.750 kg
Dimensions 23 × 15 × 1.5 cm

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