Talk:Rum Rebellion

A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on January 26, 2009, January 26, 2010, January 26, 2011, January 26, 2013, January 26, 2017, January 26, 2021, and January 26, 2024.

This article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:

Military history: South Pacific This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status: Referencing and citation: criterion met Coverage and accuracy: criterion met Structure: criterion met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met Associated task forces: /  Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific military history task force Australia: Sydney / Crime / History Mid‑importance Rum Rebellion is within the scope of WikiProject Australia, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Australia and Australia-related topics. If you would like to participate, visit the project page.AustraliaWikipedia:WikiProject AustraliaTemplate:WikiProject AustraliaAustralia articles Mid This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale. This article is supported by WikiProject Sydney (assessed as High-importance). This article is supported by WikiProject Australian crime (assessed as Mid-importance). This article is supported by WikiProject Australian history (assessed as Mid-importance). Need help improving this article? Ask a LibrarianWhat's this? at the National Library of Australia. The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to helpwikimedia.org.au for non-editorial assistance.

Early versions of this article seem to be taken from http://www.eurekatimes.net/1808-rum_rebellion.htm but wihout acknowledgement :-( --A Y Arktos 01:55, 26 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ive got a live recording I made in Sydney by an Australian Bush/Punk/Folk/Rock band Skew-Whiff in a Rocks hotel back in the 80's. Sometime I might dig it out of storage and describe it here. What are the laws on sound bites and lyrics? how small does it have to be to be fit for purpose intended. There is almost zero google presence (they were popular in 1985) but i have a card with logo and possibly some video as well. moza 05:32, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I did a bit more hunting, it turns out the name is Skewiff and theres a pic at http://www.kmc.nsw.gov.au/images/Picture_0541.jpg article about them playin at Australia Day 2006 here and about Alex Cronin here and a contact for the past performance at [email protected] 'Now in its 13th year, this year’s Mardi Gras BushDance will feature live band Skewiff'. So whatever, maybe they are available to contribute something to this article. 'Dave Kennedy's band ‘Skewiff’' performed, webpage

here or pdf here. enjoy.moza 12:36, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all,

I have restructed the article to make it easier to grasp. This was the facts of Bligh's appointment, the conflict with Macarthur, the overthrow and Maquaries appointment are first. All the details about events in Bligh's governorship (perhaps should be in Bligh's article in a Governor of NSW section?) and the causes underlying the rebellion come later.

Dewatf 09:05, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This article was vandalised on 27 September 2006 and footnotes were deleted and they were not restored until 2 February 2007.--Grahamec 03:56, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• With anniversary coming up - there are a few articles in the press appearing eg
  • http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/coup-paved-the-way/2008/01/22/1200764260583.html

--Matilda ^talk 00:15, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, reading this it's apparent that while recent works by Dufffy et al are being included some very old and outdated references are being cited, especially from the 1920s. Also, no mention is made of the derivation of the term 'rum rebellion'. I havent got time to start changes but flagging that I think these are necessary. (Scott E Hill (talk) 02:08, 21 April 2010 (UTC))[reply]

I'm removed the sentence:

"However, imprisoning people and threatening to do the same to the court when they failed to rule in favor of said authority was extremely legally problematic, and the rulings in the subsequent trials clearly prove that the contemporary British legal authorities disagreed with the assessment that MacArthur's complaints were unreasonable based on the clemency granted and their explicit characterization of his behavior in office."

Apart from being expressed obscurely, it had no verification and appeared to be a