When setting up a brand new colony it is important to ensure that you have a long term plan. Unfortunately for the convicts being sent to Botany Bay in Australia, it seemed that their ongoing welfare was more of an afterthought.

And when the first Governor left and placed the leader of the New South Wales Corps in temporary charge things went downhill fast. Which is always a likely outcome when alcohol becomes the primary currency...

The impact of allowing the New South Wales Corps to abuse their power, even for a short time, led to nearly 20 years of struggle to get the colony in Australia under some sort of control.

This week we will be talking about these efforts, how they were undermined, and how eventually the Colonial Office got so desperate that they appointed the former captain of the HMS Bounty, William Bligh, to be the new Governor. Because surely you could trust everyone to follow orders under his watch?

Guest Host: Ollie Green

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