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1826: Dr. Robert Wardell duelled with Australia’s (Colony of New South Wales') first Attorney General, Saxe Bannister. Dr. Robert Wardell had previously lost to Saxe Bannister in obtaining the Attorney General position[1]. A long-running feud ensued, Bannister sued Wardell for libel, with Saxe saying in open court that Wardell was the 'scum of London’ during a speech in court [2]. After three shots were fired on each side without effect, Wardell's apology was accepted.
1827: Dr. Robert Wardell duelled with the Colonel Henry Dumaresq, the aide-de-camp and brother in law of the Governor Ralph Darling. Robert had written an article titled 'How-e to live by Plunder'[3], in which he claimed Henry had leaked information to the Australian. Three shots were fired by each, and no one was injured[4].
- ^ Club, Melbourne Press (2017-05-31). "Robert Wardell". MPC - Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "DUEL BETWEEN MR. BANNISTER, THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, AND DR. WARDELL, EDITOR OF THE AUSTRALIAN". The Monitor (Sydney). Vol. I, , no. 24. New South Wales, Australia. 27 October 1826. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "HOW—e TO LIVE BY PLUNDER". The Australian. No. 179. New South Wales, Australia. 17 March 1827. p. 3. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gray, Nancy, "William John Dumaresq (1793–1868)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2024-11-22