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Despatch from Governor Macquarie to Earl Bathurst dated 7 May 1814 in Historical records of Australia, Series 1 Vol. 8 (July 1813 - December 1815), 249-251.

Code: DOC2938Date: 7/5/1814Type: Executive Government

The document contains a despatch from Governor Macquarie (fifth Governor of the colony of New South Wales) to Earl Bathurst (Secretary of State for War and the Colonies) covering a number of 'occurrences' in the colony including the seizure of a vessel by convicts, violence by bushrangers in Tasmania, and violence between colonists and Aboriginal people (pages 250-251).

This is a transcript of the despatch.


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