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What was the first thing convicts had to do when they got to Port Jackson?
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The first thing convicts had to do was put up their own tents, which was all the shelter they had when they first arrived.
Soon after this, land-clearing began, with the felling of trees and sawing the wood for timber to make sturdier shelters. Land clearing was also necessary before farming could commence. The convicts were also quickly put to work on projects such as cutting and quarrying stone, and building roads.
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Which parts of NSW did convicts live in when they first arrived?
The first Australian settlement was restricted to what was then called Sydney Cove. This was in Port Jackson. There were no convicts at Botany Bay.
How many convicts came to Botany Bay?
None. The convicts did not settle at Botany Bay, but at Port Jackson.
Where were the convicts taken on the first fleet?
The First Fleet convicts were taken to New South Wales. Specifically, the First Fleet was headed for Botany Bay, although ultimately it ended up in Port Jackson.
What city beginning with S was the first to be built on the shores of Port Jackson?
Sydney, now the capital city of New South Wales, was the first to be built on the shores of Port Jackson. It was the first settlement in Australia, and founded by the convicts, marines and officers of the First Fleet on 26 January 1788.
When did the female convicts arrive at port Jackson?
The females arrived in 1790, on separate boats to men.
How many prison ships came to the Australia when the aboriginal people were there?
That's not detailed enough.... There were 579 men convicts at Portsmouth and 543 at Port Jackson known as Sydney] There was 193 Women convicts at Portsmouth and 189 At Port Jackson Finally there was 14 children convicts at Portsmouth and 18 at Port Jackson There was a total of about 160,000 during the period between 1788 and 1868 . The majority of the 165,000 convicts transported to Australia were poor and stole for the money or food because if they didn't then their family would die of Starvation
What was the first settlement that was made in Port Jackson?
The first European settlement in Port Jackson was a convict settlement.
What work where convicts given in Port Jackson?
Farming, hunting, cleaning, building, roadbuilding, tending animals, transport, rowing
How many convicts died on the second fleet?
During the second fleet in Australia during the 1700â??s there were many convicts who died. During the journey, 267 convicts died and 124 died right after they landed at Port Jackson.
The new colony on the first fleet?
The First Fleet was made up of convicts, marine and officers and their families. They landed on the shores of Port Jackson, New South Wales, in 1788, where they proceeded to establish the first European colony in Australia.
How long did Port Arthur operate?
47 years. The first convicts arrived in Port Arthur in 1830, and the gaol was closed in 1877.
How long has there been white settlement in Australia?
The first British settlement was founded with the arrival of the First Fleet in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788.
