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Arthur Phillip: Captain Arthur Phillip
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The First Fleet, commissioned by Thomas Townsend, Viscount Sydney, set sail for Botany Bay on May 13, 1787, led by Captain Arthur Phillip. The fleet comprised of the frigate HMS Sirius, three store ships, the armed tender Supply, the Golden Grove, Borrowdale and six transports, the Scarborough, Lady Penrhyn, Friendship, Charlotte, the Prince of Wales and the Alexander. (For a list of convicts transported on the First Fleet, go to: http://www.gsat.edu.au/~markw/firstfleet/Firstfdb.htm - 197k page).
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A fleet of 11 ships led by Captain Arthur Phillip on the Supply sailed into Botany Bay between 18-20 January 1788 to establish the first British settlement on the Australian continent. Deciding Botany Bay was unsuitable, Captain Arthur Phillip moved to Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, and raised the British flag on 26 January 1788. This date is now celebrated as Australia Day.
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The publication includes detailed accounts of Captain Arthur Phillip’s first meeting with the local Indigenous population and of his land surveys. It features fascinating early maps and illustrations, including 55 coloured plates of NSW flora and fauna, hand-painted by the voyage’s artists.
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