Colony of New South Wales: Difference between revisions

On 18 January 1788, the [[First Fleet]] led by Captain [[Arthur Phillip]] founded the first British settlement in [[Australian history]] as a [[penal colony]]. Having set sail on 13 May 1787, Captain Arthur Phillip assumed the role of governor of the settlement upon arrival. On 18 January 1788, the first ship of the First Fleet, [[HMS Supply (1759)|HMS ''Supply'']], with Phillip aboard, reached [[Botany Bay]]. However, Botany Bay was found to be unsuitable by Phillip. After Phillip led the exploration of [[Port Jackson]], he sailed and reached [[Sydney Cove]] on night of 25 January 1788. On the morning of 26 January, men on board this ship went ashore and started clearing land for a camp. In the afternoon-evening, they erected a flag pole, raised the Union Jack, and the officers ashore made toasts to the Royal Family and the success of the colony. Likely, some, or all, ships of the First Fleet were present for the flag raising. On the morning of 27 January, all the fit male convicts, marines, and likely some ships' crew went ashore to establish the camp and find food. The female convicts came ashore on 6 February 1788. About midday on 7 February, the convicts, marines and others who were staying were gathered by the Governor for the reading of the proclamation of New South Wales and a long reading of the rights of the convicts and others. Thus, the Colony of New South Wales was formally proclaimed on 7 February 1788.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7 Feb 1788 - Colony of NSW formally proclaimed |url=https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/magazine/onthisday/7-february-1788 |access-date=15 July 2022 |website=State Archives & Records |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601090936/https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/magazine/onthisday/7-february-1788 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Before that, British naval administration applied.