#OnThisDay 4 January Governor Lachlan Macquarie attempted to redress the recent dissensions following the Rum Rebellion of 1808. Macquarie dismissed anyone appointed since Bligh's removal from office and nullified all trials, lands grants and bequests given to members of the NSW Corps.
Source: State Library of New South Wales. From Terra Australis to Australia: The overthrow and aftermath
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See a list of letter entries for Lachlan Macquarie in the Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825
