Political development in Australia
Event Situation in 1789 Rum Macquarie Publication of Bigge New South Wales Act The Australia
Rebellion report 1822 1823 Courts Act 1828
1808
What Penal colony Coup d’état Increased status of Promoted Created a 7-member The Governor, as
it did where governors by NSW with emancipists, e.g. establishment of legislative council for NSW well as the British
had total support of arguing that convict landed gentry over which consisted of government, could
authority. Harsh powerful lawyer George land grants for exclusives appointed by appoint members.
physical exclusives Crossely should be convicts. the Colonial Secretary to The oath of
punishment such such as John allowed to plead in Recommended that advise governor. secrecy ended.
as lashings were Macarthur. court. Convicts had convict labour should The council met in secret The Governor was
frequent as well Military ran rights and could only be assigned to private & had power to over-rule required to give 8
as hangings. No the colony be punished by sheep farms not the Governor & to decide days notice of
currency so with a magistrates. Land public works. taxes in NSW. legislative
depended on lieutenant- grants for convicts. Early pardons and Created the Supreme proposals in NSW
government governor. Introduced currency. tickets of leave should Court of NSW with a chief newspapers.
stores for food. NSW corps Extensive public cease. Positions of justice independent of Legislative council
Focused on controlled works Still centralised responsibility should governor expanded to 15
survival and rum imports authority to be given to Van Diemen’s Land was to members.
reforming through governor, but more emancipists. become a separate
prisoners, no IOUs with of a traditional Convicts shouldn’t be colony.
political merchants. colony and governor paid. Van Diemen’s Land to
framework in faced more scrutiny have a supreme court &
place. both from London chief justice.
and from colonists.
Event Situation in 1789 Rum Macquarie Publication of Bigge New South Wales Act The Australia
Rebellion report 1822 1823 Courts Act 1828
1808
What Penal colony Coup d’état Increased status of Promoted Created a 7-member The Governor, as
it did where governors by NSW with emancipists, e.g. establishment of legislative council for NSW well as the British
had total support of arguing that convict landed gentry over which consisted of government, could
authority. Harsh powerful lawyer George land grants for exclusives appointed by appoint members.
physical exclusives Crossely should be convicts. the Colonial Secretary to The oath of
punishment such such as John allowed to plead in Recommended that advise governor. secrecy ended.
as lashings were Macarthur. court. Convicts had convict labour should The council met in secret The Governor was
frequent as well Military ran rights and could only be assigned to private & had power to over-rule required to give 8
as hangings. No the colony be punished by sheep farms not the Governor & to decide days notice of
currency so with a magistrates. Land public works. taxes in NSW. legislative
depended on lieutenant- grants for convicts. Early pardons and Created the Supreme proposals in NSW
government governor. Introduced currency. tickets of leave should Court of NSW with a chief newspapers.
stores for food. NSW corps Extensive public cease. Positions of justice independent of Legislative council
Focused on controlled works Still centralised responsibility should governor expanded to 15
survival and rum imports authority to be given to Van Diemen’s Land was to members.
reforming through governor, but more emancipists. become a separate
prisoners, no IOUs with of a traditional Convicts shouldn’t be colony.
political merchants. colony and governor paid. Van Diemen’s Land to
framework in faced more scrutiny have a supreme court &
place. both from London chief justice.
and from colonists.
