The First Fleet to Australia carried convicts, officers and marines from England, as well as supplies that would be needed to establish and maintain a new settlement.
For a complete list of the supplies and provisions taken aboard the First Fleet, click on the related link below.
The First Fleet did not bring fire ants to Australia. Fire ants were first detected in Australia in Brisbane in 2001. The First Fleet arrived in 1788, before the Brisbane area was even explored.
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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 did not bring fire ants to Australia. Fire ants were first detected in Australia in Brisbane in 2001. The First Fleet arrived in 1788, before the Brisbane area was even explored.
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The First Fleet which began colonisation.
The First Fleet was known as the First Fleet when it came to Australia.
Yes. Christmas was a tradition that came to Australia with the English convicts and officers of the First Fleet.
The First Fleet.
The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.
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 Captain of the First Fleet was Arthur Phillip.
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.
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.