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WI Governor Arthur Phillip RN was somehow incapacitated during his time as the first Governor of New South Wales 26 Jan 1788- 11 Dec 1792 and the Lieutenant Governor, Major Robert Ross RM was to undertake the role of Governor? http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ross-robert-2608

Ross was, not to put too fine a point on it, an arsehole! He was very critical of everything from the country of NSW itself and Sydney Cove settlement to Gov Phillip's rule and his own Marine Officers. Phillip had to firstly send him to Rose Hill and then Norfolk Island so he wouldn't cause too much trouble. That said, he did have some ideas on how the colony should be run and put them into practice in his 18 months on Norfolk Island.

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