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New South Wales General Standing Orders

New South Wales General Standing Orders is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand New South Wales General Standing Orders rather than just read about it. In short: The New South Wales General Standing Orders was the first compilation of government orders and notices intended to inform colonists of the law as it stood in 1802 after the arrival of the First Fleet. It was the first book to be printed in Australia.

Key takeaways

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Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reference excerpt

The New South Wales General Standing Orders was the first compilation of government orders and notices intended to inform colonists of the law as it stood in 1802 after the arrival of the First Fleet. It was the first book to be printed in Australia.

Publication history In 1802 Governor Philip Gidley King instructed the government printer, George Howe, to print a selection of General Orders issued from 1791 to 1802 in a single book. The book was printed at Government Press in Sydney. The orders were indexed by subject to assist locating an order due to the large number of orders included. Governor King selected almost 800 orders issued by former Governors of the colony as well as himself to be included in the book. A wide range of areas were covered by the selected orders, from "the punishment of restless and turbulent characters" to the "quantity of wheat to be demanded for a loaf". Governor King's decision to compile and print these orders was to establish an effective means of circulation for government orders and notices. As orders were previously circulated irregularly, the publication would satisfy officials' protests about the inadequate access and not allow colonists to continue with their claims of ignorance about them. It has been argued that the impact of print "was gradually to transform the nature and perception of authority among colonists." After the book was printed, all future general orders were published in the Sydney Gazette, which was also printed by George Howe.

Extant copies There are three copies known to be still in existence. The State Library of New South Wales and The British Library both hold a copy in their collections. A facsimile of the book was printed by History Books Australia, Black Rock, Victoria in 1983. The reprint was limited to 150 copies and 25 presentation copies.

References

External links State Library of New South Wales catalogue record The British Library catalogue record

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with New South Wales General Standing Orders

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what New South Wales General Standing Orders claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to New South Wales General Standing Orders before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about New South Wales General Standing Orders ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of New South Wales General Standing Orders

In research: New South Wales General Standing Orders appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses New South Wales General Standing Orders in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: New South Wales General Standing Orders is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1800s English-language non-fiction books, 1802 in Australia, 1802 non-fiction books, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for New South Wales General Standing Orders outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does New South Wales General Standing Orders matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study New South Wales General Standing Orders?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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