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What would have happened to you if you had been transported on the First Fleet to Australia?
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Any number of things could have happened to an individual transported on the First Fleet.
The least likely was that one would die. The Death Rate on the First Fleet was quite low, but conditions below were not hygienic, and there were some deaths from dysentery.
The great majority of convicts reached Australia safely. These people were put to work in the new colony: some on manual labour such as building roads or tilling the ground, and some assigned as servants to the officers. Some of the women even married the marines.
While the heat and humidity was intolerable for the people, not being used to the weather, their prospects were more positive in New South Wales an in England. Austalia's first farmer was convict James Ruse, who was on the First Fleet, and he was very successful.
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What was a musical instrument taken aboard the first fleet?
The piano.The first piano in Australia arrived with Surgeon George Worgan on the First Fleet. It was transported on the HMS Sirius.
How many convicts didn't survive the First Fleet?
It seems that they they did relatively well on the First Fleet. However the same can not be said for the many convicts transported to Australia after that.
What was Australia called when the the first fleet happened?
New Holland.
What did John Hudson do wrong to go on the first fleet ships?
John Hudson was the youngest male convict transported to Australia in the First Fleet. Just nine years old, he was a chimney sweep who was transported for stealing clothes and a pistol.
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.
Were female convicts transported on the first fleet?
Yes. There were 192 female convicts on the First Fleet.
What is the Australia First Fleet called?
The First Fleet.
Was Black Caesar an Australian bushranger?
Yes. John 'Black' Caesar was Australia's first bushranger. He arrived in Australia with the First Fleet after being transported for stealing in London, after escaping from slavery, but he was originally from Madagascar.
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 did the first fleet transport?
The First Fleet mostly transported convicts from England, along with the officers and marines who guarded them. Naturally, rations and stock animals were also transported.
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.
