S2E8 Reverend Samuel Marsden with Michel Wilson
Episode description
Reverend Samuel Marsden arrived in NSW in 1794 as the new chaplain but was quickly appointed as a magistrate. Marsden detested sin and sought to rid the colony of it. He became known as the 'Flogging Parson' for handing out severe punishments, but he also did a lot of good in the colony. For example, he actively tried to improve conditions for female convicts at the Parramatta Female Factory and he helped with the establishment and administration of the Female Orphan School. Join me as I talk to historian Michel Wilson as we unpack the good, the bad, and the ugly that was Samuel Marsden.
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THANKS
Special thanks to Michel Wilson & Gay Hendriksen.
Music by Ahjay Stelino