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Portrait of Rear-Admiral William Bligh (detail) Alexander Huey, 1814

7 December 2019

9:00 AM

7 December 2019

9:00 AM

Hero or Villain? That is the question posed about William Bligh by an exhibition currently at the Australian National Maritime Museum (until 2 Feb.). It’s a question that would not be posed were it not for the mutiny on board his ship the Bounty in 1789. In all other respects his career should be considered a distinguished one.

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