{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68ba7d874629f1c6be8691fc/691d99b9295fc6e84804c2b3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E11: The James Ruse Revolution","description":"<p>The British flag had been raised, the law had been laid&nbsp;down, the French had sailed off and infant Sydney Cove was starting to resemble a settlement.&nbsp;Governor Arthur Phillip had done a sterling job so far but it was about to dawn on him that he didn’t think to bring out those with agricultural know-how.&nbsp;Two years later around 10% of the colony had died of hunger and things were looking awfully dire. Phillip assumed government run farms would deliver the food required but they failed.&nbsp;Sydney Cove was on the verge of collapse when a convict stepped forward and convinced Governor Phillip to give his some land to privately farm.&nbsp;That convict was James Ruse and his agricultural revolution saved New South Wales.</p><p><br></p><p>Please leave a comment, share and rate the show ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>Also listen and subscribe at Youtube and Rumble here 👉@politicalhistoryofaustralia</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"John Ruddick"}