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The convicts of the First Fleet, along with the officers and the marines, all found the climate very, very different from what they were used to. They arrived in Australia in mid-summer, at a time when the climate was unbearably hot and humid compared to England. Many convicts simply downed tools and refused to work because of the weather. The sun scorched tbrought most of the daylight hours, and the nights were still hot and sticky. Summer storms would whip through Port Jackson without warning, dumping rain and hail upon the inexperienced inhabitants. The winters were certainly milder than the dreary, cold winters of England.
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What fleet carried convicts to Australia?
The First Fleet carried the first group of convicts to Australia. It was followed later by the Second and Third fleets, but after that, shiploads of convicts sailed independently or in pairs.
How many soldiers were on the First Fleet?
There were no murderers on the First Fleet. All the convicts on the First Fleet to Australia were petty thieves or convicted of crimes such as larceny, burglary and forgery.
Who was in command of the first fleet?
Captain Arthur Phillip was in charge of the First Fleet of convicts to Australia.
How did black Caesar get to Australia?
John 'Black' Caesar arrived in Australia on the First Fleet. He was one of the First Fleet convicts.
Did the convicts of the First Fleet bring diseases to Australia?
Yes
Who built the First Fleet in Australia?
The First Fleet was not something that was built. The First Fleet was the fleet in which the first permanent settlers travelled to Australia, and it was made up of convicts, marines and officers from England.
How many convicts didn't survive the First Fleet?
It seems that they they did relatively well on the First Fleet. However the same can not be said for the many convicts transported to Australia after that.
How many first fleet convicts died in Australia?
Approximately 778.
When was the first fleet?
The First Fleet of ships carrying convicts to Australia departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787.
How many ships made up the first convict fleet to Australia?
None. There were no murderers aboard the First Fleet of convicts to Australia. The convicts were made up of petty thieves, or people convicted of fraud, larceny and burglary. No one convicted of a violent crime was aboard the First Fleet.
Was sending the first fleet of british convicts to Australia a punishment or a blessing?
a punishment for convicts as Britain had no where else to put them
How many sailors were in the First Fleet?
Sources vary, but there were approximately 191 soldiers, known as marines, despatched to guard the convicts on the First Fleet to Australia.
