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 | | He continued to rob the settlers, but when he managed to kill Permulwy, an Aborigine who had murdered a gamekiller in 1791 and who had continued to terrorise settlers, they briefly acclaimed him a hero. |
 | | In January 1796 Governor Hunter put a price on Cesor's head of five gallons of spirit [rum or spirit became an accepted form of currency in the 1790's under the auspices of the New South Wales (or Rum) Corps]. |
 | | Yet more probably arrived as sailors on American sealing and whaling ships, which operated in Australian waters for many years (one of the first American ships, the 'Hope', arrived in December 1792 with a cargo of provisions and 7,500 gallons of rum, which subsequently became accepted as currency in the colony). |
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