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1 day ago · Sydney - Colonial, Harbour, Settlement: When the English admiral Arthur Phillip arrived off the coast of southeastern Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, he sailed first to Botany Bay, which had been discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770 and to which he had been directed by the British government. Finding the bay too exposed for safe anchorage and the surrounding country unsuitable for ...
The history of the city began with the arrival of a First Fleet of British ships in 1788 and the foundation of a penal colony by Great Britain. From 1788 to 1900 Sydney was the capital of the British colony of New South Wales. The town of Sydney was declared a city in 1842, and a local government was established.
A Convict Settlement in Sydney The British colony of New South Wales was established in 1788 as a penal colony. After the American War of Independence, Britain, in a time of social upheaval at the beginnings of massive agricultural, industrial and social change, was faced with overcrowded prisons and prison ships and no suitable destination to transport their convicts Lieutenant James Cook's ...
Far from being a prison, this was the convicts’ colony. The story of. colonial Sydney. began in the early months of 1788, when, under the watchful eyes of Aboriginal people, 11 British tall ships sailed tentatively into the tranquil waters of Port Jackson – the six convict transports, three store ships and two naval escorts of the.
EARLY COLONIAL SYDNEY 1790 - 1809. Period covered by this chapter - 1st July 1790 to 31st December 1809 Governors of the Early Colonial Sydney 26th January, 1788 to 10th December, 1792: Captain Arthur Phillip, Governor-in-Chief. 11th December 1792 to 11th December, 1794: Major Francis Grose administered. 12th December, 1794 to 11th September ...
Jan 26, 2014 · The Founding of Australia by Captain Arthur Phillip RN Sydney Cove, January 26th 1788; a 1939 oil painting by Algernon Talmage. When the American colonies gained independence in 1783, Britain was forced to look for a new outlet for convicts. In 1785, Order in Council were issued for the establishment of a penal colony in New South Wales.
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Dec 5, 2020 · On 7 February 1788, Governor Arthur Phillip formally proclaimed the first of the Australian colonies, New South Wales, at Sydney. Twelve days earlier Governor Phillip had landed Britain’s first fleet at Port Jackson, establishing a settlement at Sydney Cove. He had been directed by the British government to do so at Botany Bay, which had been ...
