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
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Entering Botany Bay
The First Fleet entering Botany Bay
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 fleet. 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 »
THE SYDNEY COVE MEDALLION
By Anne Gibson. In November 1788 Captain Phillip wrote to Sir Joseph Banks, who was President of the Royal Society, to inform him that he had found minerals and whiteContinue Reading »
THE FEMALE ORPHAN SCHOOL
By Anne Gibson. The need for a female orphanage and education of the children of the colony had become apparent in Sydney. When Philip Gidley King returned to New South WalesContinue Reading »
THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTNERSHIP
By Patricia Deering (Descendant of Mathew Everingham, William Roberts, Elizabeth Rhymes and Kezie Brown). During the early days of settlement in NSW self-sufficiency was the mark of success. But itContinue Reading »