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2nd Fleet 1789 Wallabadah NSW

On this list are the names Macarthur, John and Elizabeth, his wife. While he gets the credit, it was Elizabeth in my opinion who should have.

John Macarthur was a British army officer, entrepreneur, politician, architect and pioneer of settlement in Australia. Macarthur is recognised as the pioneer of the wool industry that was to boom in Australia in the early 19th century and become a trademark of the nation.

Between 1801 and 1805, John was living in England, first avoiding an arrest warrant for his role in the Rum rebellion of January 1808, and then because he refused to accept the terms for his return to New South Wales which were that he promise to be of good behaviour, etc. During this period, Elizabeth oversaw the family estates at Parramatta, Camden, Seven Hills and Pennant Hills. This included the management of household and business accounts, the employment of convict labour, the supervision of wool washing, baling and transport and the selection of rams and breeding to improve the flock. While John expressed his gratitude and admiration in her ability to cope, her irregular and inadequate correspondence was of constant concern. Nonetheless, her contribution was essential to the success of the enterprise and establishing New South Wales as a reliable supplier of quality wool. In England, John used his flair to promote the Australian wool industry while Elizabeth used her organisational ability and application to produce the wool.

During her husband's insanity and after his death in 1834, she continued to run the enterprises with great success until her death in 1850.

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Alexander Kazakov22-Jul-2020 09:49
Great! V
Colin Storey26-Sep-2019 18:31
Great history lesson here, thank you.
Bill Miller25-Sep-2019 22:21
Fascinating history and perspective
Faye White25-Sep-2019 12:03
Women do it all, they just do. ;)
Mairéad24-Sep-2019 20:56
A fascinating story of resilience.
Bryan Murahashi24-Sep-2019 04:35
Great story of this strong woman.
larose forest photos24-Sep-2019 02:07
Elizabeth sounds like quite the woman. Wonderful to give her her well deserved due here. V
carol j. phipps23-Sep-2019 16:38
Elizabeth was a strong woman and intelligent, for sure.
bill friedlander23-Sep-2019 14:08
A very interesting story. V
Yvonne23-Sep-2019 11:02
I totally agree with you... he would have come to nothing without Elizabeth! v
joseantonio23-Sep-2019 03:40
thank you for sharing the history.V.
Dennis Hoyne23-Sep-2019 03:07
That is such an interesting history!
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