The First Fleet collection gives a fascinating insight into life in Australia following the arrival of the British in 1788, when 11 ships carrying some 1,400 people landed to establish the first ...

Even though Australia honours its involvement ... from the arrival of the first fleet in 1788, and until the mid-1930s. Colonial records and archaeological evidence uncovered by teams of experts ...

January 26, Australia Day, sparks celebration and protest as it highlights the nation's colonial past and ongoing ... the arrival of the British First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, which ...

The colonisation of Australia is an important part of the secondary History ... More from ABC We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional ...

That's the date commonly taught in schools, and is when the First Fleet arrived ... a letter from Australia in April 1838 by a man named James Stephen, who worked in the British colonial office.

It was on this same date in 1788, that the First Fleet established a convict ... telling process that adequately acknowledges Australia's violent colonial history and its ongoing impacts on ...

The day commemorates the arrival of the British First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 ... the national celebration could help Australia confront its colonial past and promote a more inclusive ...