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Rum Rebellion

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Rum Rebellion

Military insurrection in Australia in 1808 when the governor of New South Wales, William Bligh, was deposed by George Johnston, commander of the New South Wales Corps. This was a culmination of attempts by successive governors to curb the power and economic privileges of the Corps, which rested partly on the officers' trade in liquor. Bligh had particularly clashed with John MacArthur and had arrested him on a charge of antigovernment incitation. Johnston was persuaded to release Macarthur and then imprisoned the governor.



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He describes rioting during the nineteenth century, including the Rum Rebellion and unrest during industrial disputes, such as the Maritime Strike of 1890; military and civil mutinies from 1885 to 1970 such as the New Zealand naval mutiny of 1947; and riots and assassinations and challenges to authority, including race and industrial riots, attacks on parliament, and terrorism.
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