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Currency and barter
Description
Governor William Bligh ordered that all promissory notes in New South Wales were to be paid in currency, rather than commodites, in 1806. This reformed the widespread practice of paying accounts in kind, or by barter, particularly by the exchange of rum. The action followed Bligh's dismissal of an appeal by John Macarthur related to the repayment of a promissory note.
Settler
Andrew Thompson
Governor
Governor William Bligh
Settler
John Macarthur
Associated place
Hawkesbury River, NSW, Australia
Associated place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales
Associated date
30/07/1807
Currency established by Bligh in 1807
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