RIC-6430 Primary history (Bk D)

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Time line 1788 Arrival of the First Fleet. 1790 The Macarthurs arrive with Second Fleet. 1790 Pemulwuy begins resistance campaign in Sydney area. 1791 Emancipists are given land in Parramatta area. 1793 Land granted to the Macarthurs at Parramatta (Elizabeth Farm). 1796 Macarthurs purchase their fi rst merino sheep. 1797 Coal discovered at Newcastle, NSW. 1798 Bass and Flinders prove Van Diemen’s Land is an island. 1799 Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). Black Wars begin in Hawkesbury and Parramatta areas. 1801 John Macarthur sent to England for court martial. 1803 Camden Park land granted to Macarthurs. 1807 First wool bale exported. 1808 Rum Rebellion. 1809 Lachlan Macquarie appointed Governor of NSW. 1813 Blaxland, Lawson and Wentworth locate a route across the Blue Mountains. 1817 John Macarthur returns to Australia. Bank of NSW is established. 1824 The Australian newspaper established. 1834 John Macarthur dies. Battle of Pinjarra. 1835 Batman explores Yarra River and locates site for Melbourne. 1837 Queen Victoria begins her long reign. 1850 Elizabeth Macarthur dies. The Macarthurs’ merino wool Early settlement Indicators • Reads text and answers questions about John and Elizabeth Macarthur and their role in establishing the Australian wool industry. • Composes diary entries for Elizabeth Macarthur. Worksheet information • Both John and Elizabeth played very important roles in establishing the Australian wool industry. Elizabeth took charge of Elizabeth Farm when John was exiled and after he died, in 1834, until her death in 1850. She is recognised today at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute. • John became a very infl uential and powerful man. He was a member of the NSW Legislative Council and a founder of the Bank of Australia and the wine industry. • There is considerable debate about the Rum Rebellion on 26 January 1808, exactly 20 years after foundation. Governor William Bligh (of Bounty fame) considered John Macarthur to be the ‘arch-fi end’ who had incited the rebellion of the NSW Army Corp, led by Major Johnson. Military rule was in force in the colony until the arrival of Governor Macquarie. Bligh, who had been detained by the Corp, fi nally returned reluctantly to Britain, where he was promoted to admiral. Macarthur was exiled and Johnson arrested. Macarthur’s recount of the situation was quite different. He accused Bligh of extraordinary conduct, oppression, tyranny, gross fraud, having total disregard for justice, seizing land with no pretext, arresting citizens unlawfully and threatening magistrates. But it was also true that the offi cers and men of the NSW Army Corps had a monopoly in the rum trade, which was the medium of exchange in the colony, and Bligh had imposed prohibition of spirits; which was not in their best interests. • Quiz questions relating to this section can be found on page 105. Answers Page 28 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. Answers should indicate the following: The wool produced by the Macarthurs was of high quality. There was demand for it in Europe for clothing because of the Napoleonic Wars. John Macarthur spent years in England and had a fl air for publicity. 4. (a) South Africa (b) He bought merinos because of the quality of their wool and because he thought they would survive in NSW’s hot climate. (c) The Macarthurs did not crossbreed their sheep with local sheep and they got some purebred merino sheep from the royal stud. 5. Teacher check ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Further exploration • Research information about sheep shearing in the Macarthurs’ time and shearing today. Use this information to show similarities and differences using a compare and contrast chart. • The crew of Captain William Bligh’s ship, Bounty, was involved in a mutiny. Find out about when, where and why it happened and brainstorm words and phrases to describe Bligh; then decide if you think he was a suitable man to be Governor of NSW • The Macarthurs travelled to Australia on the convict ship Scarborough. Research information about what life was like for the convicts on the ship and compile a list of possible reasons to explain why only 186 of the 259 convict men survived the journey. 26 Primary Australian history R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricpublications.com.au ISBN 978-1-74126-687-0
Early settlement The Macarthurs’ merino wool – 1 John and Elizabeth Macarthur, who arrived in Australia with the Second Fleet in 1790, are remembered for their contribution to the Australian wool industry. After they married in 1788, John served with the British army in Spain before being sent to Australia as an offi cer with the NSW Army Corp. Their journey to Australia was very long and diffi cult. Elizabeth had to take care of John and their infant son, Edward, who both became very sick. Their tiny baby girl was born on the ship but she did not survive the voyage. Governor Phillip was in charge of the colony at Port Jackson, but John was a very ambitious man and had many arguments with him, often creating a stir in the colony. John got on much better with Major Grose, who was a commanding offi cer in the NSW Army Corp. Grose appointed Macarthur to the position of paymaster at Parramatta, about a half a day’s journey away, and then also made him Inspector of Public Works. In 1793, John was granted land near Parramatta and used convict labour to set up Elizabeth Farm. Three years later, John bought Spanish merino sheep from South Africa, believing they would be better suited to the hot climate than other breeds. Unlike the other farmers who had imported merino sheep, Macarthur did not crossbreed his sheep with local sheep. In 1801, Macarthur was involved in a duel and was sent back to England to be court martialled. With the help of Lord Camden, the charges were dropped and he was given a large sheep station south of Sydney and some purebred merinos from the royal stud. Macarthur called this property Camden Park. The fi rst bale of fi ne merino wool was sent to England in 1807. Fortunately, the demand for wool in Europe was high because of the Napoleonic Wars and the Macarthurs quickly became Australia’s wealthiest family. But Macarthur was seldom far from trouble and became involved in the Rum Rebellion in 1808. He resigned from the army so he couldn’t be court-martialled again, but Governor Bligh exiled him from NSW and he had to return to England. Elizabeth took charge of the farm while he was away and managed it very well. John had a fl air for publicity and over the next seven years in England he established NSW’s reputation as a wool centre. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy Two hundred years later, John and Elizabeth’s descendents still own Camden Park and their legacy lives on. Australia produces very high quality woollen fi bres and is the world’s largest wool-producing country. www.ricpublications.com.au R.I.C. Publications ® Primary Australian history 27 ISBN 978-1-74126-687-0
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