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[td]In December 1818 he was appointed as commandant and magistrate at [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]. His public works were admired by Governor [[Lachlan Macquarie|Macquarie]]. His attention to prisoners, and attempt to adapt punishments to individual convicts was also praised by Commissioner [[John Bigge|Bigge]]. He was regarded as a stern disciplinarian, one historian claiming "the [[cat o' nine tails|cat-o'-nine-tails]] and the [[flagellation|triangle]] β¦ were in daily and almost hourly service". In 1823 he was appointed commandant at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] where he led the military response after [[Australian frontier wars|clashes]] with [[Indigenous Australians|aborigines]] of the [[Wiradjuri]] nation had led to [[martial law]] being declared in the district. This included a massacre of 45 largely unarmed Wiradjuri men, women and children at Turon River in September 1824.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/detail.php?r=569 | title=Centre for 21st Century Humanities }}</ref> He returned to England on leave in February 1825 where, at the age of 43, he married Emily Louisa Vaux.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]While in England, Morisset reported on convict control in New South Wales and applied for the post of commandant of Norfolk Island, which was about to be re-established as a penal settlement for the most hardened convicts. He was recommended for this position by [[Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst|Bathurst]], the [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]], and promoted [[lieutenant colonel]], but Governor [[Ralph Darling]] appointed him instead as superintendent of police. The Governor was apparently reluctant to appoint Morisset to Norfolk Island because of the high salary he had been promised and because he insisted on taking his family. Morisset bitterly resented this (?) no proof of this statement, but in 1829 got his way and was appointed commandant of Norfolk Island. At the time the convict population was about 200 but rose to over 550 by 1831, and 700 the next year.[/td]
[td]While in England, Morisset reported on convict control in New South Wales and applied for the post of commandant of Norfolk Island, which was about to be re-established as a penal settlement for the most hardened convicts. He was recommended for this position by [[Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst|Bathurst]], the [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]], and promoted [[lieutenant colonel]], but Governor [[Ralph Darling]] appointed him instead as superintendent of police. The Governor was apparently reluctant to appoint Morisset to Norfolk Island because of the high salary he had been promised and because he insisted on taking his family. Morisset bitterly resented this,{{Citation needed|date=September 2025|reason=no proof of this statement}} but in 1829 got his way and was appointed commandant of Norfolk Island. At the time the convict population was about 200 but rose to over 550 by 1831, and 700 the next year.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]During his tenure there the convicts made several attempts at mutiny, and he gained the reputation as a strict disciplinarian. Governor Darling regretted that "nothing but Severity has been attempted, to effect [the convicts] reformation'. Morisset recommended importing a [[treadwheel|treadmill]], a common form (Producing food) of punishment at the time, but the British government objected on the grounds of expense.[/td]
[td]During his tenure there the convicts made several attempts at mutiny, and he gained the reputation as a strict disciplinarian. Governor Darling regretted that "nothing but Severity has been attempted, to effect [the convicts] reformation'. Morisset recommended importing a [[treadwheel|treadmill]], a common form (Producing food) of punishment at the time, but the British government objected on the grounds of expense.[/td] [td]==References==[/td]
[td]==References==[/td] [td]*[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Vol. 2.[/td]
[td]*[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Vol. 2.[/td] [td]*[[Margaret Hazzard|Hazzard, Margaret]], ''Punishment Short of Death: a history of the penal settlement at Norfolk Island'', Melbourne, Hyland, 1984. ({{ISBN|0-908090-64-1}}) (NO proof in this book to the outrageous statements)[/td]
[td]*[[Margaret Hazzard|Hazzard, Margaret]], ''Punishment Short of Death: a history of the penal settlement at Norfolk Island'', Melbourne, Hyland, 1984. ({{ISBN|0-908090-64-1}})[/td] [td]*[[Robert Studley Forrest Hughes|Hughes, Robert]], ''The Fatal Shore'', London, Pan, 1988. ({{ISBN|0-330-29892-5}} [/td]
[td]*[[Robert Studley Forrest Hughes|Hughes, Robert]], ''The Fatal Shore'', London, Pan, 1988. ({{ISBN|0-330-29892-5}})[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]== External links ==[/td]
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[td]In December 1818 he was appointed as commandant and magistrate at [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]. His public works were admired by Governor [[Lachlan Macquarie|Macquarie]]. His attention to prisoners, and attempt to adapt punishments to individual convicts was also praised by Commissioner [[John Bigge|Bigge]]. He was regarded as a stern disciplinarian, one historian claiming "the [[cat o' nine tails|cat-o'-nine-tails]] and the [[flagellation|triangle]] β¦ were in daily and almost hourly service". In 1823 he was appointed commandant at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] where he led the military response after [[Australian frontier wars|clashes]] with [[Indigenous Australians|aborigines]] of the [[Wiradjuri]] nation had led to [[martial law]] being declared in the district. This included a massacre of 45 largely unarmed Wiradjuri men, women and children at Turon River in September 1824.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/detail.php?r=569 | title=Centre for 21st Century Humanities }}</ref> He returned to England on leave in February 1825 where, at the age of 43, he married Emily Louisa Vaux.[/td]Revision as of 01:48, 3 September 2025
[/td][td]In December 1818 he was appointed as commandant and magistrate at [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]. His public works were admired by Governor [[Lachlan Macquarie|Macquarie]]. His attention to prisoners, and attempt to adapt punishments to individual convicts was also praised by Commissioner [[John Bigge|Bigge]]. He was regarded as a stern disciplinarian, one historian claiming "the [[cat o' nine tails|cat-o'-nine-tails]] and the [[flagellation|triangle]] β¦ were in daily and almost hourly service". In 1823 he was appointed commandant at [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] where he led the military response after [[Australian frontier wars|clashes]] with [[Indigenous Australians|aborigines]] of the [[Wiradjuri]] nation had led to [[martial law]] being declared in the district. This included a massacre of 45 largely unarmed Wiradjuri men, women and children at Turon River in September 1824.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/detail.php?r=569 | title=Centre for 21st Century Humanities }}</ref> He returned to England on leave in February 1825 where, at the age of 43, he married Emily Louisa Vaux.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]While in England, Morisset reported on convict control in New South Wales and applied for the post of commandant of Norfolk Island, which was about to be re-established as a penal settlement for the most hardened convicts. He was recommended for this position by [[Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst|Bathurst]], the [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]], and promoted [[lieutenant colonel]], but Governor [[Ralph Darling]] appointed him instead as superintendent of police. The Governor was apparently reluctant to appoint Morisset to Norfolk Island because of the high salary he had been promised and because he insisted on taking his family. Morisset bitterly resented this (?) no proof of this statement, but in 1829 got his way and was appointed commandant of Norfolk Island. At the time the convict population was about 200 but rose to over 550 by 1831, and 700 the next year.[/td]
[td]While in England, Morisset reported on convict control in New South Wales and applied for the post of commandant of Norfolk Island, which was about to be re-established as a penal settlement for the most hardened convicts. He was recommended for this position by [[Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst|Bathurst]], the [[Secretary of State for War and the Colonies]], and promoted [[lieutenant colonel]], but Governor [[Ralph Darling]] appointed him instead as superintendent of police. The Governor was apparently reluctant to appoint Morisset to Norfolk Island because of the high salary he had been promised and because he insisted on taking his family. Morisset bitterly resented this,{{Citation needed|date=September 2025|reason=no proof of this statement}} but in 1829 got his way and was appointed commandant of Norfolk Island. At the time the convict population was about 200 but rose to over 550 by 1831, and 700 the next year.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]During his tenure there the convicts made several attempts at mutiny, and he gained the reputation as a strict disciplinarian. Governor Darling regretted that "nothing but Severity has been attempted, to effect [the convicts] reformation'. Morisset recommended importing a [[treadwheel|treadmill]], a common form (Producing food) of punishment at the time, but the British government objected on the grounds of expense.[/td]
[td]During his tenure there the convicts made several attempts at mutiny, and he gained the reputation as a strict disciplinarian. Governor Darling regretted that "nothing but Severity has been attempted, to effect [the convicts] reformation'. Morisset recommended importing a [[treadwheel|treadmill]], a common form (Producing food) of punishment at the time, but the British government objected on the grounds of expense.[/td] [td]==References==[/td]
[td]==References==[/td] [td]*[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Vol. 2.[/td]
[td]*[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]], Vol. 2.[/td] [td]*[[Margaret Hazzard|Hazzard, Margaret]], ''Punishment Short of Death: a history of the penal settlement at Norfolk Island'', Melbourne, Hyland, 1984. ({{ISBN|0-908090-64-1}}) (NO proof in this book to the outrageous statements)[/td]
[td]*[[Margaret Hazzard|Hazzard, Margaret]], ''Punishment Short of Death: a history of the penal settlement at Norfolk Island'', Melbourne, Hyland, 1984. ({{ISBN|0-908090-64-1}})[/td] [td]*[[Robert Studley Forrest Hughes|Hughes, Robert]], ''The Fatal Shore'', London, Pan, 1988. ({{ISBN|0-330-29892-5}} [/td]
[td]*[[Robert Studley Forrest Hughes|Hughes, Robert]], ''The Fatal Shore'', London, Pan, 1988. ({{ISBN|0-330-29892-5}})[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== External links ==[/td]
[td]== External links ==[/td]
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