1778 - 1782 (3 years)
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1 | 1778 | - 26 Jan 1778: First Convicts arrive in Australia
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. The fleet was made up of 11 ships carrying 750-780 convicts plus 550 crew, soldiers and family members from Britain to Australia.
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