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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 JOSEPH
with the rest of the fleet sailing to Sydney Cove - now Circular Quay - eight days later. This First Fleet of 11 ships, six of which carried convicts from Britain to Australia, was under the ...
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First Fleet collection
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 ... in the area around Port Jackson, ...