Sydney the colonial forces of Australia at Rouse Hill. The Rum Rebellion of 1808 was the only successful armed takeover of government in Australian history, where the Governor of New South Wales, William Bligh, was ousted by the New South Wales Corps under the command of Major George Johnston, who led the rebellion. Conflicts arose between the governors and the officers of the Rum Corps, many of which were land owners such as John Macarthur. Early Sydney was molded by the hardship suffered by early settlers. In the early years, drought and disease caused widespread problems, but the situation soon improved.
Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (lithographs, chromolithographs, albumen photographs, heliotypes, and woodburytypes) accompany the approximately 3,000 pages of densely printed text. (Almost every reproductive process available at the time can be found somewhere within the six volumes.) Publication of the "MSHWR" was preceded by publication of the ""Reports on the Extent and Nature of the Materials Available for the Preparation of a Medical and Surgical History of the Rebellion"" (Surgeon General's Office; War Department, J.B. Lippincott, 1865). The "MSHWR" was reprinted (1990-1992) as "The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War" (Broadfoot Publishing Company; editor, Dr. James I. ("Bud") Robertson, Jr., Alumni Professor of