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

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Who was king of England at the time the first fleet landed in Australia?

When the First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, the British Monarch was King George III.


What is the Australia First Fleet called?

The First Fleet.


Who was the queen of England at the time the first fleet landed?

The First Fleet most commonly refers to the First Fleet of convicts and officers that landed in Australia on 26 January 1788.There was no Queen of England at this time. In 1788, the British Monarch was King George III.


Did the First Fleet arrive in Australia in 1770?

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The First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove on the 26th of January, 1788.


Was Dirk Hartog in the First Fleet?

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What was the first ship that sent convicts to Australia called?

It was not a single ship, but a fleet consisting of eleven ships. It was called the First Fleet.


What was Australia called when the the first fleet happened?

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Lieutenant James Cook discovered the east coast of Australia in 1770, claimed it for Britain and called it New South Ierland. The First Fleet landed in 1788 and established a colony.


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


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Goats were originally brought to Australia on the First Fleet, which landed at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.


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The First Fleet, carrying convicts, officers, marines, and their families, landed in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, but did not disembark. The Fleet then landed in Port Jackson, where Sydney is now located, on 26 January 1788, to establish a convict colony.