Australian Colonial Settlement

Convicts could face punishments such as flogging, solitary confinement, hard labor, and death penalty depending on the severity of their crime. These punishments were meant to serve as deterrents and to maintain discipline within the penal system.

As a convict on the First Fleet, John Hudson would have likely been given tasks such as clearing land, building shelters, and farming. His daily routine would have been centered around hard labor, basic meals, and limited freedom of movement under strict supervision by guards. Life would have been challenging and focused on survival in the harsh conditions of the new colony.

Fred Fleet was a British sailor who survived the sinking of the Titanic. He was not guilty of any wrongdoing in relation to the sinking of the ship. Fleet was one of the lookouts on duty at the time of the collision with the iceberg and was responsible for alerting the crew.

Children who were treated as convicts in the past were often subject to harsh conditions, including physical punishment, long hours of labor, and inadequate living conditions. They were sometimes placed in convict colonies or juvenile detention centers where they faced strict discipline and little opportunity for education or rehabilitation. The treatment of child convicts varied depending on the time period and location, but it was generally focused on punishment rather than rehabilitation.

Trusting your colleagues in a fleet company is essential for effective teamwork and efficient operations. It fosters better communication, collaboration, and overall job satisfaction. Building trust through open communication, reliability, and mutual respect can lead to a more positive work environment and improved performance.

Convicts were sent to Australia for a term of seven or fourteen years, or "for the term of his/her natural life" - that is, a life sentence.

Very few of them ever returned to their home country, even those who had 7 year sentences, because there were better opportunities for them in Australia.

There is limited information available about William Lawson's personal life, so it is unclear whether he had children or not.

Yes, William Lawson, a soldier in the New South Wales Corps, was present at the court-martial of Captain William Bligh in 1808. Lawson was involved in the events of the Rum Rebellion, where Bligh was deposed as governor of New South Wales.

Convict labor was used for various types of work, such as building roads, railways, and infrastructure. Convicts were often forced to work in harsh conditions and were used to provide cheap labor for government projects and private companies. This practice was common in many countries during the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Borrowdale was a ship that transported manganese ore from the island of Skopelos to Newcastle, England. It played a crucial role in the industrial revolution by providing the necessary raw materials for the steel industry.

That would depend on which lost colony you were asking about, but Fletcher Christian establish a colony on Pitcairn Island after the mutiny on the bounty.

Captain Arthur Philip is remembered for being the first Governor of New South Wales, Australia. He led the First Fleet to establish the first European settlement in Australia in 1788 at Port Jackson (Sydney). He played a significant role in the early colonial history of Australia and is credited with laying the foundations for the development of the country.

The dead bodies of those who died on the First Fleet were usually buried at sea. This was a common practice on long sea voyages to prevent the spread of disease and decomposition onboard.

The First Fleet used basic hand tools such as axes, shovels, and hoes for land clearing and farming. They also utilized draft animals like horses and oxen for plowing and transportation. Machines were limited, so much of the work was done manually with the available tools.

Yes, Gregory Blaxland had siblings. He had five brothers and two sisters.

Gregory Blaxland was a grazier who, like many other graziers in the colony of New South Wales, needed more land. The colony was quickly outgrowing the land available, but it was believed that good land lay on the other side of the Blue Mountains. Therefore, Blaxland, along with William Lawson and William Wentworth, sought to find a route across the Blue Mountains, something that had been attempted by many men before, but always unsuccessfully.

It was a joint effort. A little-known fact is that the women made the laws and the rules in aboriginal society. The men were the ones who implemented them, and made sure the laws were carried out.

Gregory Blaxland was, first and foremost, a grazier. He only became an explorer out of need - specifically, for the purpose of the expedition to cross the Blue Mountains, in 1813. The reason he wished to find a way to cross the Blue Mountains was because more land was needed for increasing the colony's farming and stock animals. After he, Lawson and Wentworth succeeded in finding a route over the Blue Mountains, he returned to farming and raising stock animals.

The relationship between Australian explorers and the indigenous people varied tremendously.

For many years, there was a mutual wariness between the explorers and the aboriginal people, borne of misunderstandings and cultural misconceptions. Certain explorers such as Australia's first Governor, Arthur Phillip, believed it was their duty to "civilise" the Aborigines, and while he meant them no harm, it still caused irreparable damage to their way of life. The very first explorers to cross the Blue Mountains, Lawson, Blaxland and wentworth, were certainly wary of being speared in the night.

Captain Charles Sturt, who explored from 1829-30, respected the aboriginal culture. He made a point of being friendly and trading with the Aborigines, something that certainly saved his life when Aborigines whom he had befriended saw off a warring native party.

Then there were people like Major Thomas Mitchell who seemed to hold ambivalent views, believing on the one hand that the Aborigines were savages, and yet on the other hand, taking in a young girl to try and each white ways.

Edward Eyre saw both sides. Two Aborigines of his exploration party killed his white overseer, John Baxter, and made off with supplies and rifles, while one Aborigines, Wylie, stayed faithfully by Eyre's side as he crossed the Nullarbor.

Aborigines of northern Australia were very hostile, killing promising young explorer Edmund Kennedy for no apparent reason. Yes Kennedy died in the arms of his faithful aboriginal companion, Jacky-Jacky. Northern Aborigines also killed one of Leichhardt's party, but this was believed to be because the men had been interfering with the aboriginal women.

Aborigines kept Burke and Wills alive for as long as possible, feeding them specially prepared nardoo plants, but it is believed that Burke's own hostility and mistrust drove them away.

Later explorers such as Peter Warburton were quite cruel, capturing and tying up individuals for the sake of eliciting information.

HMS Sirius was a British Royal Navy ship that served as the flagship of the First Fleet during the establishment of the first European settlement in Australia in 1788. It was later wrecked on a reef off Norfolk Island in 1790. The ship played a crucial role in transporting convicts and supplies to the newly founded colony of New South Wales.

The first ever recorded person to find Australia was Willem Jansz/Janszoon, a Dutchman who was seeking new trade routes and trade associates. He became the first recorded European to step foot on Australia's shores on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, on 26 February 1606.