Port stephens shore escort

The First Fleet brought over men, women and children plrt around the world from England to New South Wales over ahore, travelling via Tenerife and Rio de Janiero. The Fleet arrived at its destination, Botany Bay, on 18 January but, despite the fact that Sir Joseph Banks, gentleman botanist on the Endeavour inhad recommended it as a suitable place for a settlement, it was found to be severely lacking, particularly as there was no supply of fresh water. Port Jackson, north of Botany Bay, appeared to be a better proposition as the site for a settlement. The site possessed all the features that the first settlers required; deep water close to shore, shelter and fresh water. The date of its naming, Black sex in nc known as Australia Day, marks the beginning of European settlement in Australia. The original, private manuscript journals written by individuals who sailed with the expedition occupy a central place among the stephsns of the First Fleet.

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