Sep 6, 2023 · Captain Arthur Phillip RN was the commander of the First Fleet of 11 ships that sailed into Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788. Three days later he chose a site …

On arriving at Botany Bay, Phillip found the site unsuitable and searched for a more habitable site for a settlement, which he found in Port Jackson – the site of Sydney, Australia, today.

Finding that the sandy infertile soil of the site in fact rendered it most unsuitable for settlement, Phillip decided instead to move to the excellent natural harbour of Port Jackson to the north.

Jan 24, 2014 · What are the origins of January 26, and should it be our national day? On 25 January 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip and the crew of the Supply first anchored off Sydney …

They spent three days exploring Port Jackson including the western end of North Harbour and the North Arm which Captain John Hunter named Collins Cove in his 1788 sketch of North Arm. …

Jan 25, 2021 · Meanwhile, the colony was exposed to attack and poor discipline among the marines perturbed the expedition’s commander, Captain Arthur Phillip. ‘Founding of the …

After two more days examining the harbour landscape, Phillip returned to Botany Bay and led his Fleet into Sydney Harbour aboard the Supply on Friday 25 January. By nightfall the eleven …

Captain Arthur Phillip Royal Navy was a British admiral and colonial administrator. Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian …

On 26 January 1788 the first Governor of NSW, Captain Arthur Phillip, and the First Fleet arrived in Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish a penal colony at Sydney Cove.

May 16, 2018 · On the morning of the 21st, accompanied by Captain Hunter, Captain Collins, a lieutenant, and a small party of marines, he proceeded in three ships' boats and entered Port …