26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove.

From the times of the last Ice Age, when sea levels rose and virtually plunged Aboriginal peoples into a state of complete ...

26th January is the official national day of Australia and marks the arrival of the First Fleet of British ships ... this would be a suitable location. Botany Bay was in fact too shallow to allow the ...

On 26 January 1988, Australia was set to celebrate the 200-year anniversary of the first fleet arriving on Bidjigal and Gadigal Country (Botany Bay and Sydney Cove). The planned events included a ...

The First Fleet of 11 ships arrived at Botany Bay after a 252 day voyage carrying over 1,000 passengers including 586 male convicts, 192 women convicts and wives and 213 marines plus some of their ...

This was a purported yet non-existent landmass said to have plentiful gold, which had appeared on European maps since the 15th century ... In due course, this led to the First Fleet landing at Botany ...

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A popular swimming and recreational spot has been tested for contamination after residents raise alarm about a potential deadly hazard. “No swimming, fishing” signs erected at Botany Bay’s ...

It sparked the beginning of a quest to collect State exam papers going all the way back to 1925, the year of the very first Leaving Cert ... were two related papers: botany and physiology ...