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The relationship between the two men gradually worsened as Bligh tried to re-establish government control of the economy and justice system. 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.’ At the time the colony had a European population of less than 7,000 and was struggling to survive. There were regular food shortages, the colony possessed very little infrastructure and trade was limited. Australia in the 1800s: Castle Hill Rebellion". My Place: For Teachers. Australian Children's Television Foundation and Education Services Australia . Retrieved 3 January 2015.

Lieutenant William Lawson: explorer across the Blue Mountains and prominent land-holder in the Mudgee region. This being the anniversary of Her Majesty’s birthday, Lieutenant-Colonel Paterson will direct the quartermaster to draw a proportion of fresh beef from Government House, to furnish a pound to each non-commissioned officer and private of the guard on duty at headquarters. [ii] a b "Governor Bligh's Arrest, 1808". Archived from the original on 15 October 2013 . Retrieved 8 March 2013. Johnston was born on 19 March 1764 at Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the son of Captain George Johnston, aide-de-camp to Lord Percy, later the 2nd Duke of Northumberland. Percy obtained a commission for the 12-year-old Johnston as second lieutenant of marines on 6 March 1776. Johnston went to America with his regiment, and took part in the American Revolutionary War, serving in New York and Halifax during 1777 and 1778, after which he was promoted to first lieutenant. [1] During the campaign, his father was killed. [2] The Duke of Northumberland, who had held Johnston's father in high regard, became Johnston's guardian. [3] Stormy Petrel – Nostalgia Central". nostalgiacentral.com. 2 August 2023 . Retrieved 21 September 2023.A few of the officers and long-serving privates in the 102nd Regiment were transferred to Macquarie's 73rd regiment, bringing it up to near full strength. About 100 veterans and invalids were retained for garrison duty in New South Wales. [17] War of 1812 [ edit ] From Phillip’s departure until the arrival of his replacement, Governor Hunter, the colony was administered by the Corps commanding officers – Francis Grose, December 1792 to December 1794 and William Paterson, December 1794 to September 1795.

Weston, Bert E. (29 June 1982). "Family Saga: The Westons & The Johnstons – 1764 Onwards". Naval Historical Society of Australia . Retrieved 30 December 2016. A Place in History". The Sunday Herald. Sydney. 9 November 1952. p.10 . Retrieved 2 May 2012– via National Library of Australia. Johnston returned to New South Wales in May 1813 as a private individual and in November the following year at St John's Church in Parramatta he married Esther Abrahams, [9] a Jewish convict whom he had met on the transport Lady Penrhyn in 1787. The couple had already had seven children together by that time, and they lived on his land at Annandale Farm, Sydney. [8] [10] He died much respected on 5 January 1823, leaving a large family. He was first interred in a private mausoleum on his Annandale property, until its subdivision to become an inner-city suburb. His remains were moved to a new mausoleum at Waverley Cemetery in 1904. [7] Johnston received extensive land grants in areas of modern Petersham, Bankstown and Cabramatta. Johnston's other grants included land which is now the suburb of Annandale, named for his property that was in turn named after the place of his birth. He and Esther Abrahams farmed and lived on Annandale with their children. [8]Annandale House—An Historic Residence, Now Being Demolished". Australian Town and Country Journal. 19 April 1905. p.20 . Retrieved 1 May 2012– via National Library of Australia. After the end of the wars against Napoleonic France and the United States, the British Army disbanded many units for the sake of economy. The regiment was renumbered as the 100th Regiment of Foot in 1816. [1] The regiment was the last British unit to occupy the United States; the last detachments returned to Chatham in England, where the regiment was disbanded on 24 March 1818. [1] Commanding officers [ edit ] Tom Frame (23 January 2008). "Who'll Watch Guardians When Ex-officers Rule Us?". The Australian. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. In March 1809 Bligh, under duress, finally agreed to return to England, but once aboard his ship HMS Porpoise he reneged and sailed for Van Diemen’s Land where he sought help from its lieutenant-governor, David Collins.

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. Kept under house arrest until he escaped and sailed to the Derwent, Bligh was not reinstated to his authority until the arrival of Lachlan Macquarie in 1810, when after a brief official recognition, Macquarie relieved Bligh as Governor. Bligh then returned to London where he was later present at the court martial of George Johnston, now promoted Colonel. In his defence Colonel Johnston produced a document signed by many individuals in Sydney which he claimed as evidence of the widespread alarm and chaos rampant during Bligh’s administration, and the justification for his extraordinary actions. Unhappily for Colonel Johnston, it didn’t convince anyone and he was duly cashiered from the army!Bligh was arrested and the colony was placed under military rule. This was the only time in Australian history that a government was overthrown by a military coup. Bligh remained under arrest in Government House with his widowed daughter for more than a year – refusing to return to England, despite being under pressure to do so – until relieved by a legally appointed successor.