ANDREW THOMPSON (eBook, ePUB) - Hall, Annegret
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Andrew Thompson is among the most inspiring men of early colonial Australia.
Born in rural Scotland in 1773, Andrew was transported to New South Wales aged 18 on an uncertain stealing charge and became one of the richest and most successful men in colonial Australia. As a police Chief Constable he gained prominence through his honesty, leadership and industry, and was appointed to official posts by Governors Hunter, King, Bligh and Macquarie. He built a vast business empire despite opposition from the all-powerful NSW Corps and John Macarthur. Thompson was the first ex-convict to be made a…mehr

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Andrew Thompson is among the most inspiring men of early colonial Australia.

Born in rural Scotland in 1773, Andrew was transported to New South Wales aged 18 on an uncertain stealing charge and became one of the richest and most successful men in colonial Australia. As a police Chief Constable he gained prominence through his honesty, leadership and industry, and was appointed to official posts by Governors Hunter, King, Bligh and Macquarie. He built a vast business empire despite opposition from the all-powerful NSW Corps and John Macarthur. Thompson was the first ex-convict to be made a Chief Magistrate. He became a friend of Governor Macquarie, to whom he bequeathed part of his vast estate. Loved by the Hawkesbury settlers and honoured by Governors, Andrew Thompson gained more fame and fortune in New South Wales than he could ever have hoped for in his native land.

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Born in Germany, Annegret Hall married an Australian in 1992 and moved to Perth, where she worked in materials science at the University of WA, and as a quality assurance manager for a nanotechnology firm. She has co-authored a number of papers in scientific journals, including Nature. Annegret has always been fascinated by early colonial history, and since her retirement has researched original sources about convicts transported to Australia. This has led her to question a number of the widely-accepted views on poor convict behavior conveyed by early histories of the First Fleet.