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In late 1796 Governor Phillip installed a gibbet on Pinchgut. Convicts hanged and then gibbeted there included Francis Morgan. In 1793, the British transported him to New South Wales for life as punishment for a murder. The authorities in NSW executed Morgan for bashing Simon Raven to death in Sydney on 18 October 1796.[ On 30 November 1796, Morgan was hanged; following his execution, his body was hung in chains (gibbeting) on Pinchgut. His skeleton was still hanging there four years after his execution. Facing execution, Morgan is reputed to have said to the hangman that the only thing worth mentioning was the superb view of the harbour from his high elevation.
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In late 1796 Governor Phillip installed a gibbet on Pinchgut. Convicts hanged and then gibbeted there included Francis Morgan. In 1793, the British transported him to New South Wales for life as punishment for a murder. The authorities in NSW executed Morgan for bashing Simon Raven to death in Sydney on 18 October 1796.[ On 30 November 1796, Morgan was hanged; following his execution, his body was hung in chains (gibbeting) on Pinchgut. His skeleton was still hanging there four years after his execution. Facing execution, Morgan is reputed to have said to the hangman that the only thing worth mentioning was the superb view of the harbour from his high elevation.