This document contains a record of William Lawson replacing William Cox as Commandant (although Lawson taking the position was never formally approved by the Colonial Office). Lawson was Commandant from July 1819 to November 1823.

Instructions from Governor Macquarie to Lieutenant William Lawson, dated 31 July 1819 in Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825, SRNSW [4/15783] 185-186

The establishment of the colonial settlement of Bathurst on Wiradjuri country in 1815 and the expansion of the colony over the Bathurst Plains led to war between the Wiradjuri people and the colonisers in the 1820s. Bathurst and the neighbouring settlements were administered by Commandants, who tried various and unsuccessful...

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Instructions from Governor Macquarie to Lieutenant William Lawson, dated 31 July 1819 in Colonial Secretary's Papers, 1788-1825, SRNSW [4/15783] 185-186

Central Western NSW Conflict