Charles Nicholas Collison (1845 – 7 May 1929) was a journalist and businessman in the early days of South Australia.
Charles Nicholas Collison (1845 – 7 May 1929) was born in London in 1845 and migrated to South Australia with his parents and siblings around 1849.
He spent a few years farming and store keeping at Stansbury on Yorke's Peninsula, then around 1880 joined with J. Fairfax Conigrave, another old school chum, and fellow member of the North Adelaide Young Men's Society as Conigrave & Collison, patent and real estate agents, with rooms in the newly erected Santo's Buildings on Waymouth Street.
He was one of the promoters of the Hills Land and Investment Company, Ltd., and a foundation member of the District Council of Stirling.
When the Federal patents legislation came into force, Mr. Collison removed to Melbourne, and there conducted the Australian and overseas business of the firm until within a few months of his death, while his son handled the Adelaide office.