rum rebellion

<p>Advertising material from 1966 shows the Australian population how to convert their money to decimal ...

Developing a currency for ...

Early currency in New South Wales was somewhat troubled and unstable, with its beginnings in ... continue

<p>A miniature of Govenor Macquarie</p>

Govenor Macquarie

  Lachlan Macquarie was appointed governor in 1809 to replace the disgraced Governor Bligh following the ... continue

James Williamson

WILLIAMSON, JAMES (1758-1826), public servant and landholder, came to New South Wales in September 1795 ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

James Mein

MEIN, JAMES (1761-1827), settler, was born probably at Melrose, near Galashiels, Scotland. He arrived in ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

Thomas Laycock

LAYCOCK, THOMAS (1786?-1823), soldier and explorer, was the son of Thomas Laycock and his ... continue

Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography

An etching of Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of NSW from 1810-1821.

Governor Lachlan Macquarie's arrival

In 1808, Lieutenant Colonel Johnston and Macarthur overthrew Governor Bligh in the &lsquo;Rum Rebellion ... continue