The First Fleet in Sydney Cove 1788. Source: National Library of Australia ... Writing in 1883, British historian John Seeley famously said of the expansion of the British Empire that the ...
He wanted to call it ‘New Albion,’ and a sketch he commissioned in July 1788 incorporating his plans for Sydney Cove, showed wide streets and a ... also two future governors of the Colony: Captain ...
26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove. Captain Arthur Phillip RN was commander of the First Fleet of 11 ships that sailed into Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788.
A Sydney family has been left fuming after a local ... Riverview couple Salil Ray and Vaidehi Adhikari are calling on Lane Cove Council to reconsider strict restrictions it imposed on their ...
Australia Day, celebrated on 26 January, is a contentious holiday in the country as it is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, establishing the first permanent ...
The landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove on January 26, 1788, has become a contentious anniversary, with Australia Day celebrated but also marked with "Invasion Day" rallies in cities across ...
With its far-reaching coastline, magical harbour and abundance of urban public swimming pools, Sydney has no shortage of places to get wet. But if what you’re looking for is a celebratory-style ...
Captain Cook statue disfigured and painted red in Sydney ahead of Australia Day - Police say they are investigating incident which saw statue’s hand and nose knocked off ...
Australia Day remains a complicated and divisive day for many, including Indigenous Australians, who were among the thousands that took part in Invasion Day rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
26 January 1788: A convict settlement is establish at Sydney Cove.
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