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As Lieutenant-Governor the Home Office appointed Major Robert Ross on 24
October 1786. He had joined the marines in 1756, became a captain-lieutenant
in 1773, served in America, was promoted captain in 1774, and brevetmajor in
1783 ...
As Lieutenant-Governor the Home Office appointed Major Robert Ross on 24
October 1786. He had joined the marines in 1756, became a captain-lieutenant
in 1773, served in America, was promoted captain in 1774, and brevetmajor in
1783 ...
Page 170
William Balmain, a surgeon on the first fleet who had been raised to the rank of
principal surgeon in September 1795, was appointed commandant in Sydney,
and Andrew Thompson, an emancipist, was appointed commandant in
Parramatta.
William Balmain, a surgeon on the first fleet who had been raised to the rank of
principal surgeon in September 1795, was appointed commandant in Sydney,
and Andrew Thompson, an emancipist, was appointed commandant in
Parramatta.
Page 291
There were to be three courts of civil jurisdiction in New South Wales. The
Governor's Court, consisting of the Judge Advocate and two fit and proper
persons inhabiting the territory and appointed by the Governor, was to hear and
determine in ...
There were to be three courts of civil jurisdiction in New South Wales. The
Governor's Court, consisting of the Judge Advocate and two fit and proper
persons inhabiting the territory and appointed by the Governor, was to hear and
determine in ...
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