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The First Fleet, together with the earlier Endeavour voyage, opened Europeans' eyes to a unique new world of plant and animal life. Discover for yourself why the artwork is an important record of ...
Despite their lack of scientific accuracy, the images in the First Fleet collection are some of the most important in the Museum, providing a snapshot of a key moment of Australia's history.
The history of Australia from an Indigenous peoples' perspective, beginning with the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney and ending in 1993 with Eddie Kolki Mabo's legal challenge.
A history that is only starting ... Rachel Perkins, Filmmaker. The Australian wars were fought throughout the continent, from the arrival of the first fleet in 1788, and until the mid-1930s ...