E19: John Macarthur in Sydney's First Duel
Political History of Australia · John Ruddick
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In the late 1790s, John Macarthur took a step back from politics as he was pre-occupied with establishing the Australian wool industry. In mid-1800, the new governor Philip Gidley King was sworn in and it was clear he was a man on a mission to restore the prestige of the state … so Macarthur offered to sell everything and return to England. That sale didn’t eventuate but before long Macarthur would be challenged to, not one duel, but two. He had the brains to get out of the first one but suffered the ignominy of being a coward … so soon after when he was challenged again to a duel, he had little choice but to proceed. In most duels neither man was injured but high noon at Parramatta and John Macarthur did not miss.
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