The First Fleet visited three ports on its journey to New South Wales, as it was necessary to top up supplies. The stops were:
The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.
The Captain of the First Fleet was Arthur Phillip.
The First Fleet was the fleet in which the first permanent settlers travelled to Australia. Consisting of convicts, marines and officers, the members of the First Fleet literally built Australia from nothing but bushland. Australia Day celebrates the arrival of the First Fleet and the beginning of European colonisation of the continent. Unfortunately, the First Fleet is also important to the indigenous people of Australia, as it signifies the beginning of their displacement from their own tribal lands, and the resultant loss of aboriginal culture.
The First Fleet arrived in Australia on 26 January 1788.
Arthur Phillip commanded the First Fleet on its journey to Australia. The Fleet departed Portsmouth in England and first went to Tenerife in the Canary Islands, then to Rio de Janeiro, and finally to Cape Town in South Africa before continuing on to New South Wales. A map of the journey can be found at the related link below.
All of the boats commissioned for the First Fleet made it to Australia.
The First Fleet was known as the First Fleet when it came to Australia.
The First Fleet.
The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.
The First Fleet sailed from Britain 13 May 1787. After a number of stops along the way the fleet arrived in Botany Bay, Australia 18-20 January 1788. So the journey was less than a year - about 8 months.
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.
A timeline of the First Fleet to Australia can be found at the related link below.
The First Fleet was a group of eleven ships that sailed from Great Britain headed to Australia. There were a reported 48 people who lost their lives on this journey as well as 28 births.
The Captain of the First Fleet was Arthur Phillip.
The First Fleet was the fleet in which the first permanent settlers travelled to Australia. Consisting of convicts, marines and officers, the members of the First Fleet literally built Australia from nothing but bushland. Australia Day celebrates the arrival of the First Fleet and the beginning of European colonisation of the continent. Unfortunately, the First Fleet is also important to the indigenous people of Australia, as it signifies the beginning of their displacement from their own tribal lands, and the resultant loss of aboriginal culture.
There were no aboriginal women and children on the First Fleet to Australia. The Aborigines were alresy in Australia, while the First Fleet came from England.
John 'Black' Caesar arrived in Australia on the First Fleet. He was one of the First Fleet convicts.