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What fleet carried convicts to Australia?
The First Fleet carried the first group of convicts to Australia. It was followed later by the Second and Third fleets, but after that, shiploads of convicts sailed independently or in pairs.
What Special Cargo did the Lady Penrhyn carry to Australia in the first fleet?
That could be the female convicts or the first horses brought to Australia, depending on how gallant one is.
What year did white settlement in Australia?
White settlement in Australia commenced in 1788, with the arrival of the First Fleet.
Did the First Fleet arrive in Australia in 1770?
No, the First Fleet (which brought convicts) landed in Australia in 1788. No fleet arrived in 1770 - just Lieutenant James Cook's ship, the Endeavour, on its expeditionary voyage to the unknown southern land.
How many soldiers were on the First Fleet?
There were no murderers on the First Fleet. All the convicts on the First Fleet to Australia were petty thieves or convicted of crimes such as larceny, burglary and forgery.
Who was in command of the first fleet?
Captain Arthur Phillip was in charge of the First Fleet of convicts to Australia.
How did black Caesar get to Australia?
John 'Black' Caesar arrived in Australia on the First Fleet. He was one of the First Fleet convicts.
Did the convicts of the First Fleet bring diseases to Australia?
Yes
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.
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.
How many first fleet convicts died in Australia?
Approximately 778.
When was Arthur Phillip born?
Arthur Phillip, the British Naval Captain who brought the First Fleet of convicts to Australia, was born on 11 October 1738.
