Comments by "Barry Hamm" (@barryhamm3414) on "Australia Trip Final Update" video.

  1. Hope you have an enjoyable time here in Oz. In a subsequent video you might like to mention the HMQS Gayundah and in particular its captain, one Henry Wright who among other activities enjoyed a drink or two or three or more drawing said refreshments from Naval Stores without making payment. Words were exchanged between Captain Wright and the Colonial Government, when these discussions met with Captain Wright's displeasure he ordered that the ship be sailed up the Brisbane River and its 6 inch gun pointed at Government House in a menacing manner. Ultimately Captain Wright was dismissed from Colonial Service, he returned to Britain and to his nominal position in the Royal Navy. Although no charges were ever laid he never again commanded a ship.
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  2.  @TheCaptainbeefylog  You are of course correct Captain Wright's plan was to bombard Government House from Kangaroo Point, thank you for the correction. The HMAS Gayundah went onto provide sterling service providing coastal defence during WW1. Later in its life it hauled sand and gravel on the Brisbane River before being used as a breakwater off Woody Point.
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