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The First Fleet brought British law as well as British convicts

The First Fleet brought British law as well as British convicts to found the first Australian Colony at Sydney Cove, formally established by Governor Phillip on 26 January 1788. William Bradley's 'Entrance of Port Jackson 27 January 1788' records in watercolour the 11 ships of the Fleet entering Port Jackson after Botany Bay was found unsuitable. More pictures from First Fleet artists are available at the British Natural History Museum's website The First Fleet Collection.
Location: Mitchell Library  [State Library of New South Wales, Bradley's Journal]
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