The First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January 1788.
Lack of a safe harbour, suitable timber, fresh water or good soil resulted in the decision to move further north to Port Jackson (now the site of Sydney), arriving there on 26 January 1788.
The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.
The first British man to come to Australia was William Dampier, who first landed on Western Australia's coast on 4 January 1688.Many people believe James Cook was the first Englishman to come to Australia. He was not.
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.
James Cook never visited or landed in South Australia. The most southerly point he ever sighted was Point Hicks, in the southeastern corner of the mainland. Matthew Flinders was the first to seriously chart and investigate South Australia, doing so in the early months of 1802.
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.
The first fleet of ships that landed in Australia was simply called the First Fleet.
James Cook was 41 when he first reached Australia.
no he didnt
When the First Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, the British Monarch was King George III.
The first British man to come to Australia was William Dampier, who first landed on Western Australia's coast on 4 January 1688.Many people believe James Cook was the first Englishman to come to Australia. He was not.
Humans didnt land on the moon till July 1969,Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first.
The First Fleet landed at Sydney Cove on the 26th of January, 1788.
The greeks apparently first landed in Sydney, New South Wales. They also went to the goldfields.
In Australia INXS had their first number one single with 'Original Sin' in December 1983.
Dirk Hartog was a Dutch explorer who first explored and landed on the western coast of Australia in 1616. He is known for being the first European to set foot on this part of Australia.
Goats were originally brought to Australia on the First Fleet, which landed at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
William Dampier was an English pirate who first landed on Western Australia's northwest coast in 1688.