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Sir George Gipps (23 December 1790 – 28 February 1847) was the Governor of the British Colony of New South Wales for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship oversaw a tumultuous period where the rights to land were bitterly contested in a three way struggle between the colonial government, Aboriginal people and wealthy ...
28 de feb. de 2012 · Sir George Gipps (1791-1847), soldier and governor, was born at Ringwould, Kent, England, the eldest son of Rev. George Gipps. He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, with William Grant Broughton and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.
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1 de abr. de 2021 · During his eight-year term as the Governor of New South Wales (1838-1846), Sir George Gipps withstood criticism and took a stand against ‘squattocracy’. He was also instrumental in the establishment of a prison at Cockatoo Island.
Biography. George Gipps (1791-1847, Governor of New South Wales 1837-1846) had his commission altered by Letters Patent in 1839 and was reappointed as Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief in and over the territory of New South Wales, the new boundaries of which included any land that might be acquired in sovereignty in New Zealand.
There was another massacre at Geegully Creek, Mowla Bluff, in 1916. This, Nyikina Elder John Watson said, was a punitive expedition by police and other colonists that took place after a station manager, George ‘George’ Why, was assaulted by some Mangala people over a small dispute.
Sir George Gipps was the Governor of the British Colony of New South Wales for eight years, between 1838 and 1846. His governorship oversaw a tumultuous period where the rights to land were bitterly contested in a three way struggle between the colonial government, Aboriginal people and wealthy graziers known as squatters.
This decorative document is the 'letters patent' appointing William Hobson as lieutenant-governor of New Zealand in 1839. George Gipps, governor of New South Wales, was the first governor of New Zealand. He delegated his powers to Hobson. The document reads:
