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Q: What did the first fleet prisoners do at Australia?
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When did the first fleet arrive in Australia from Britain carrying prisoners?

The First Fleet arrived in Australia on 26 January 1788.


What are prisoners called on the first fleet?

The prisoners on the First Fleet were known as convicts.


Where exactly did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?

The first fleet arived in the 1778 and they were the ones that inprison the prisoners in europe.


When the First Fleet came to Australia what was it known as?

The First Fleet was known as the First Fleet when it came to Australia.


What is the Australia First Fleet called?

The First Fleet.


How was the problem of England's overflowing prisoners addressed?

I assume the question relates to the deportation of prisoners from England to our penal colonies being established in Australia (and elsewhere)? The problem was simply to remove the prisoners somewhere else. In 1787, the 'First Fleet' departed from England, to establish the first British penal colony settlement in Australia.


Did the First Fleet that sailed to Australia hold more prisoners than freemen?

Total 1440, convicts 778, therefore Yes, just.


What was the first fleet of ships called that landed in australia?

The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.


What were policeman called during the First Fleet?

There were no "policemen" in the First Fleet. The men guarding the prisoners were called marines.


When did the first fleet of prisoners from Britain arrive in Australia?

The First Fleet of convicts from Great Britain arrived in Australia in January 1788. At first, on 18 January, it came to e site recommended by Sir Joseph Banks and James Cook - Botany Bay - which was found to be unsuitable for settlement. So the First Fleet moved north to Port Jackson, arriving on 26 January 1788.


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.


Is there a timeline of the First Fleet to Australia?

A timeline of the First Fleet to Australia can be found at the related link below.