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1. digital-classroom.nma.gov.au › defining-momentsThe First Fleet arrives at Sydney Cove | Australia’s Defining ...

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   The First Fleet of 11 ships, commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip, set up a convict settlement at Sydney Cove (now Circular Quay) on 26 January 1788. This was the beginning of convict settlement in Australia.

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2. phys.org › news › 2018-04-black-raging-seashow-fleetBlack skies and raging seas—how the First Fleet got a first ...

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   Apr 2, 2018 · The British First Fleet knew little of conditions in Port Jackson, later Sydney Cove, before their arrival. Credit: George Edwards Peacock, State Library of New South Wales.

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4. bluemountainstours.com.au › arrival-first-fleetThe First Fleet in Sydney Cove | Blue Mountains History

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   Sep 10, 2024 · The Blue Mountains, renowned for their natural beauty, have a history that is deeply intertwined with the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788. The First Fleet was a fleet of 11 ships that marked the first time that England had enacted the policy of ‘transportation’ to Australia, where English convicts were shipped to the new and unknown land.

5. www.royalmarineshistory.com › post › the-first-fleetThe First Fleet - Landing at Sydney Cove - RoyalMarinesHistory

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   Jan 26, 2021 · Location: Sydney Cove. Period/ Conflict: 1700's. Year: 1788. Date/s: 26th January 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip RN lands at Botany Bay with 21 officers and 192 marines and 40 wives, who had volunteered for a 3 year posting. On 13 May 1787 a fleet of 11 ships, which came to be known as the First Fleet, was sent by the British Admiralty from ...

6. mhnsw.au › stories › generalThe First Fleet - Museums of History NSW

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   The First Fleet. In August 1786, the Royal Navy captain Arthur Phillip received official instructions to prepare a convoy of ships for the. conveyance of seven hundred and fifty convicts to Botany Bay, together with such provisions, necessaries and implements for agriculture as may be necessary for their use after their arrival. 1.

7. nla.gov.au › first-contacts › themesFirst Fleet - National Library of Australia

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   First Fleet. Transportation to the Australian colonies began in 1788 when the First Fleet, carrying between 750 and 780 convicts plus 550 crew, soldiers and family members, landed at Sydney Cove after an eight-month voyage. Over the next 80 years, British courts sentenced more than 160,000 convicts to transportation to Australia.

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   When did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?

   • The arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in January of 1788 marked the beginning of the European colonisation of Australia. The fleet was made up of 11 ships carrying convicts from Britain to Australia.

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   Why was Sydney named Sydney Cove?

   • To this cove he gave the name of Sydney, in honour of Lord Sydney, Secretary of State for the Home Department. At daybreak on January 26, 1788, the first fleet left Botany Bay, and before the day was over they were anchored in Sydney Cove, the place now destined for their port, and for the making of a new settlement.

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   What happened at Sydney Cove in 1788?

   • Water was scarce and the anchorage was windy. A few days later, the convoy regrouped in Port Jackson, around 15 kilometres to the north. By the evening of 26 January 1788, all 11 ships were quietly anchored in Sydney Cove, their passengers and cargo strewn around the shores. Quoted in John Cobley, Sydney Cove, 1788, Hodder and Stoughton, 1962, p13.

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   Who commanded Sydney Cove 1788?

   • Sydney Cove 1788 Clonard advised Hunter that the fleet commander was Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse. Sirius successfully cleared Botany Bay, but the other ships were in great difficulty.

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   What happened before the First Fleet landed in Botany Bay?

   • Even before Governor Arthur Phillip set foot in Botany Bay, violent storms had battered the overcrowded ships of the First Fleet. During the final eight-week leg of the journey from Cape Town to Botany Bay, the ships had sailed into the westerly winds and tremendous swells of the Southern Ocean.

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   How many convicts landed in Australia in 1788?

   • Transportation to the Australian colonies began in 1788 when the First Fleet, carrying between 750 and 780 convicts plus 550 crew, soldiers and family members, landed at Sydney Cove after an eight-month voyage. Over the next 80 years, British courts sentenced more than 160,000 convicts to transportation to Australia.

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9. www.australianculture.org › chapter-5-the-story-ofArrival of the first fleet: Convict settlement at Sydney Cove ...

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   Oct 23, 2013 · To this cove he gave the name of Sydney, in honour of Lord Sydney, Secretary of State for the Home Department. Landing at Sydney Cove. At daybreak on January 26, 1788, the first fleet left Botany Bay, and before the day was over they were anchored in Sydney Cove, the place now destined for their port, and for the making of a new settlement.