‘North view of Sydney Cove’, taken from the flagstaff opposite the observatory by a Port Jackson painter, circa 1793–1795 The drawings in the First Fleet collection reflect Australia's flora, fauna ...

The 26th of January marks the day in 1788 when the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove, beginning the British colonisation of Australia. Now commemorated with a public holiday, millions see it as a ...

A statue of Captain James Cook in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has been ... to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet in Australia in 1788. The public holiday is typically met with large ...

It was on this same date in 1788, that the First Fleet established a convict settlement at Sydney Cove, marking the beginning of European Colonisation of Australia. And it's a day of great pain ...