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Visitors looking at the First Fleet Ships display

The First Fleet

In August 1786, the Royal Navy captain Arthur Phillip received official instructions to prepare a convoy of ships for the ‘conveyance of seven hundred and fifty convicts to Botany Bay, together with such provisions, necessaries and implements for agriculture as may be necessary for their use after their arrival’

  • First Fleet
  • Convicts
  • Convict transportation
First Fleet ship models, Museum of Sydney

First Fleet Ships

This display explores the journey, arrival and first contacts of this fleet’s largely unwilling human cargo

  • Museum of Sydney

First Fleet ships

At the time of the First Fleet’s voyage there were some 12,000 British commercial and naval ships plying the world’s oceans

  • Learning
  • Stage 2
  • History
Venues shoot at the Museum of Sydney

Governor Phillip Hall & First Fleet Gallery

Spend a night at the museum amongst a dramatically lit backdrop of sandstone and limewashed brick

  • Museum
  • Modern
Venues shoot at the Museum of Sydney

Warrane Theatre & First Fleet Gallery

Fixed tiered seating and fully integrated audiovisual facilities make an ideal venue for conferences and the flexible foyer is perfect for post-networking cocktails

  • Museum
  • Modern
  • Theatre
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20 Jan 1788 - First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay

On 20 January 1788 the last of the eleven ships of the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay

  • Convict transportation
  • Convicts
  • On this day
  • First Fleet
Two people inside the Tank Stream

Tank Stream – before and after 1788

Why did the First Fleet land at Sydney Cove in 1788?

  • Learning
  • Stage 2
  • Stage 3
The People's House: Up Late at the Museum of Sydney

Museum of Sydney Forecourt

Celebrate under the stars on the site of First Government House. The city skyline providing the perfect backdrop for large cocktail event experiences for up to 400 guests

  • Museum
  • Outdoor
Portrait of man in uniform with black hat, standing on beach with ship and small boat in background.

Ambition and adventure: the early life of Arthur Phillip

We looked back at the early life of Phillip, who had enjoyed an extraordinary career before he even set foot on a boat bound for Botany Bay

  • First Fleet
  • Learning
  • Governors
  • Convicts

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