Australia essay plans:

“Lachlan macquarie made a very positive contribution to the development of the state of NSW in the years 1809-21.”How far do you agree with this statement?

Positive- his short term actions helped restore calm after the rum years of 1806-1808

He was next after the “Bounty Bastard” William Bligh- who was unable to deal with the rebellion and had got himself imprisoned

he reduced the influence of the corrupt NSWC who were major causes for the rebellion-replaced it with his own regiment the 73rd corps

he revoked and made incorrect all of the actions like appointments, leases, and land and stock grants made during the two years of rebel rule- restored australia to the main leaders Britian

Established the first currency- the holey dollar- officially ended the use of rum as a bartering tool- stronger british control as they could control the banks etc

Positive his social improvements- Francis greenway- he was a convict architect- helped launch public works like the Rum Hosptial and the Hyde park barracks+ 200 more

successful utilised convict labour and allowed them to join into the society- improved the livlihood of australians through the births of the currencies who were noticeably healthier than last gen aussies

1816- crossing of the blue mountain- successfully utilised convict labour to make a bridge in less then 6 months (would of likely taken longer) “enough grass to feed the colony for 30 years” as one of the people sent to scout it out said

However, his impact upon aboriginal australians was definitley negative- He suppressed their lifestyle- could not hunt around colonial land,could not gather in groups of more than 6 and they should have passports issued

46th regiment - appin massacre official death toll was 14 but this is likely to be higher

this was a major shift from Phillips with “amnity and kindness” approach and his consistent attempts to be friends with Bennelong

The crossing of the blue mountian in 1813 was the most significant development in the spreading impact of british rule in australia 1788-1829” how far do you agree?

1816- crossing of the blue mountain- successfully utilised convict labour to make a bridge in less then 6 months (would of likely taken longer) “enough grass to feed the colony for 30 years” as one of the people sent to scout it out said- provided a breath of fresh air for australia to keep its economy alive

Macquires actions- Francis greenway- he was a convict architect- helped launch public works like the Rum Hosptial and the Hyde park barracks+ 200 more

successful utilised convict labour and allowed them to join into the society- improved the livlihood of australians through the births of the currencies who were noticeably healthier than last gen aussies

restored calm after the rum years of 1806-1808

Western australia: attempted to be a crown colonony entirely funded by private - but they wanted to keep keep treasury costs to an absolute minimum

funded by Solomon levy a rich ex-convict

aquired 250,000 acres of the swan river to develop

What is important about this is what it represented-Because the British government refused to pay for the settlement, they devised a unique incentive program: free land grants based on the private property brought to the colony

continent-wide claim of total sovereignty- however their colony failed- they relied upon NSW was supplies- ended up asking British gov for transportation to occur.