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First Fleet Plaque Inscription : September-2014
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The plaque commemorates those who arrived in Australia on the First Fleet in 1788 and are buried nearby.
The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which left Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to found a penal colony that became the first European settlement in Australia. The fleet consisted of two Royal Navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports, carrying more than 1,000 convicts, marines and seamen, and a vast quantity of stores. From England, the Fleet sailed southwest to Rio de Janeiro, then east to Cape Town and via the Great Southern Ocean to Botany Bay, arriving in mid-January 1788, taking 250 to 252 days from departure to final arrival.
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The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which left Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to found a penal colony that became the first European settlement in Australia. The fleet consisted of two Royal Navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports, carrying more than 1,000 convicts, marines and seamen, and a vast quantity of stores. From England, the Fleet sailed southwest to Rio de Janeiro, then east to Cape Town and via the Great Southern Ocean to Botany Bay, arriving in mid-January 1788, taking 250 to 252 days from departure to final arrival.
Location
| Address: | Eddy Avenue, Central Station entrance, Haymarket, 2000 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.883473 Long: 151.208032 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1788 |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1988 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA F.F.F.
This Plaque
Is Dedicated To The Memory Of
Those Who Arrived In This Country
With Captain Arthur Phillip
On The First Fleet In 1788
And Were Buried Nearby
Fellowship Of The First Fleeters
1988
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
