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28 July 2025
Embark on the tumultuous journey of William Meadows Brownrigg, an Ensign turned Adjutant whose career was marked by controversy and resilience. Arriving in Calcutta in 1823, his service in the 13th Regiment spiraled into a dramatic court-martial saga. Despite adversity and even mutiny, he reinvented himself in Sydney as a skilled surveyor, shaping much of the city's geographic history and facing down bushrangers with the same indomitable spirit.
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