Governor of New South Wales
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The governor of New South Wales is the representative of the monarch, King Charles III, in the state of New South Wales. In an analogous way to the Governor-General of Australia at the national level,
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Sir John Northcott, the first Australian-born governor (1946–57).
Lord Wakehurst takes the oath of office upon his arrival in Sydney in 1937.
The First Fleet in Botany Bay at voyage's end in 1788. Its arrival marked the establishment of the colony of New South Wales and the office of the governor.
William Bligh
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Vice-Admiral of the Blue William Bligh was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New South Wales from 1806 to 1808. He is best known for his role in the mutiny
Governor of New South Wales
…Hunter 11 September 1795 27 September 1800 5 years, 16 days 3 Captain Philip Gidley King 28 September 1800 12 August 1806 5 years, 318 days 4 Captain William Bligh 13 August 1806 26 January 1808 1 year, 166 days 5 Major-General Lachlan Macquarie 1 January 1810 1 December 1821 11 years, 334 days Governors appointed…
Portrait by Alexander Huey, 1814
William Bligh, 1775 by John Webber
The mutineers turning Lt Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift from His Majesty's Ship HMS Bounty. By Robert Dodd
Account of arrival at Timor, 14 June 1789. Log of the Proceedings of His Majesty's Ship Bounty, 1789.