British military officer who became the fifth Governor of New South Wales and was responsible for extensive social, economic and architectural development in the colony.
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Milestone
Born
Scotland
31 Jan 1762
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Arrived Sydney
28 Dec 1809
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Departed Sydney
12 Feb 1822
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The ongoing dispossession of the Aboriginal people who lived on the Cumberland Plain by white settlers lead to ongoing violence and assaults. The government ordered reprisals by the military included the massacre of at least 14 Aboriginal people near Appin in 1816.
