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B. H. Fletcher (1966). "Foveaux, Joseph (1767–1846)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 1. Melbourne University Press. pp.407–409 . Retrieved 28 July 2009. what we owe to the people who have been before us – the Aboriginals who have lived on this continent for some 40,000 years, those who settled Australia in 1788, and those who have made Australia the home of their choice since then.’ Collins refused to help, so Bligh remained in Hobart for another year, mostly aboard the Porpoise, before returning to Sydney in January 1810, by which time the new governor Lachlan Macquarie had arrived.

Colonial officials in London had not provided the colony with enough currency, so trade was conducted using barter, promissory notes (IOUs) and coins from around the world. Now known as the Rum Rebellion, on 26 January 1808, the soldiers of the New South Wales Corps marched with fixed bayonets through the streets of Sydney under the command of Major George Johnston to Government House where they arrested Governor William Bligh. Many people will remember Bligh from movies as the tyrannical captain of the Bounty who drove his men to mutiny, and throughout his career Bligh’s character was the subject of contention and debate.

The first four governors, all navy men, had great problems controlling the army officers, who resented what they saw as the navy’s interference on land. On the evening of 26 January 1808 Johnston marched almost the entire Corps to Government House where they found Bligh. A Place in History". The Sunday Herald. Sydney. 9 November 1952. p.10 . Retrieved 2 May 2012– via National Library of Australia.

Stormy Petrel – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 2 August 2023 . Retrieved 21 September 2023. Binney, Keith Robert (2005). Horsemen of the First Frontier (1788–1900) and the Serpent's Legacy. Neutral Bay, New South Wales: Volcanic Productions. ISBN 978-0-64644-865-7. Stanley, Peter (1986). The Remote Garrison: The British Army in Australia. Kenthurst, New South Wales: Kangaroo Press. ISBN 0-86417-091-2. Tilghman, Douglas Campbell (1967). "Woodriff, Daniel (1756–1842)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538.The next day Bligh wrote to the six officers demanding they present themselves at Government House to face charges of treason.

This painting of William Bligh by Helen S Tiernan is based on a 1776 portrait by John Webber.William Bligh, a contentious figure in both British and Australian history, was the fourth Governor of New South Wales. Bligh arrived in the colony in August 1806 but in January 1808 was arrested and overthrown by the military during what became known as the Rum Rebellion. Bligh fled to Hobart and although the military action would later be ruled illegal in London courts, Bligh never returned as Governor. ANMM Collection 00055148. The Rum Rebellion Spigelman, James (23 January 2008). "Coup that paved the way for our attention to rule of law". Opinion. The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 23 January 2008. (Spigelman is the Chief Justice of New South Wales.) The officers and men had come to the colony expecting better financial and living situations than they had had in England. Parsons, Vivienne (1967). "Jamison, Thomas (1753? – 1811)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 5 October 2007. In the evening of the 26 th the colours were displayed on shore, and the Governor, with several of his principal officers and others, assembled round the flagstaff, drank the King’s health, and success to the settlement, with all that display of form which on such occasions is esteemed propitious, because it enlivens the spirits, and fills the imagination with pleasing presages. [i]Macmillan, David S. (1967). "Paterson, William (1755–1810) Australian Dictionary of Biography". Melbourne University Press. pp.317–319.