ARRIVES AT SYDNEY COVE HORRIFYING CONDITIONS says Chaplain JohnsonLong awaited ships from England have arrived bringing with them a load of problems far outweighing their aid to the Colony. Lady Continue Reading »
First Fleet Fellowship Victoria Inc
Descendants of those who arrived with the First Fleet in 1788 with Captain Arthur Phillip
The Eleven Ships
Alexander, weighing in at 452 tons, 114 ft long and 31 ft at the beam, the Alexander was commanded by Master Duncan Sinclair. She carried 192 male convicts and was the largest ship in the Continue Reading »
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales was added to the number of transports in December 1786, on representation being made to the Treasury Board, that such an addition was necessary to carry female convicts to Botany Continue Reading »
DAVID COLLINS and SAMUEL LIGHTFOOT – THE OFFICER AND THE CONVICT
Two men separated by class, one an Officer, the other a Convict, arrived into Sydney Cove as part of the First Fleet in 1788. Both men, left the colony andContinue Reading »
PHILLIP ISLAND HIBISCUS (HIBISCUS INSULARIS)
The Geelong Botanic Gardens, in the city of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, is set on 200 acres, and were established in 1850. They are the fourth oldest botanic gardens in Australia. Continue Reading »
THE RESCUE OF PETER WHITE – SAILMAKER, HMS SIRIUS
Saturday, 11th July 1789Peter White, the sailmaker in the Sirius, disappeared from Sydney Cove. Sunday, 12th July 1789Parties went out searching for Peter White without success. Monday, 13th July 1789TheContinue Reading »
