Australia’s third governor had children by his wife and mistress. Now their descendants meet for the first time to heal old wounds.
The day so feverishly defended by those wishing to 'protect our history' is no more than the 18th-century equivalent of ...
Like a current-day news story, this First Fleet painting records an important and dramatic event. In it we see Governor Phillip, head of the British colony, standing on the beach with a spear through ...
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Is Kate the Princess of NEW SOUTH WALES? One of her ancestors was aboard the first Royal Navy fleet which landed to build a penal colony, writes CLAUDIA JOSEPHThis First Fleet of 11 ships, six of which carried convicts from Britain to Australia, was under the overall command of Captain Arthur Phillip, who went onto become the first Governor of New South ...
Across the nation, Australians have commemorated January 26 in their own way, with many celebrating, while others mourn the ...
It marks the day when the First Fleet of 11 British ships sailed into Port Jackson with Governor Arthur Philip raising the British flag in Sydney Cove on 26 January, 1788. Many Indigenous ...
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