The First Three Governors of Australia
Since over one hundred thousand years ago aboriginals have been on this land by themselves. Then in the last six hundred years people from Papua New Guinea began civilizing with the a boriginals, however they were not interested in claiming the land.
Other countries such as Holland and England knew there must be a southland and they knew they wanted to claim it. The first official discovery of Australia was in 1606 by Dutch navigator Williem Janszoon. Since then there have been many more expeditions exploring Australia. Captain Cook from England first claimed Australia in 1770. England decided to send fleets of ships to Australia to get rid of convicts and establish Australia.
With the first fleet came the first governor of the new settlement, Captain Arthur Phillip. He was born on the 11th of October 1738 in London, England. His father was Jacob Phillip and his mother was Elizabeth Breach. He went to Greenwich Hospital School, before being an apprentice when he was only thirteen years old in the merchant navy. He had lots of experience at sea.
Arthur Phillip was chosen by Lord Sydney to be governor of New South Wales because of a recommendation from his patron the Earl of Sandwich. He was recommended because he had the right kind of experience during the Colonia War in South America, where he was in command of the town of Colombia for nine months and had done this successfully. He was also appointed captain of HMS Sirius.
Captain Arthur Phillip set sail with a total of 11 ships in the First Fleet for Australia on the 13th of May 1787. On the 20th of January Arthur Phillip arrived in Australia, the second ship. The first ship had arrived 2 days earlier and had set up camp at Kurnell Peninsular on a recommendation from Sir Joseph Banks. But this place had no secure anchorage, no drinking water and poor soil so he then explored and moved camp to Port Jackson.
Arthur Phillip established the first ever British colony in Australia, as ordered by Lord
Other countries such as Holland and England knew there must be a southland and they knew they wanted to claim it. The first official discovery of Australia was in 1606 by Dutch navigator Williem Janszoon. Since then there have been many more expeditions exploring Australia. Captain Cook from England first claimed Australia in 1770. England decided to send fleets of ships to Australia to get rid of convicts and establish Australia.
With the first fleet came the first governor of the new settlement, Captain Arthur Phillip. He was born on the 11th of October 1738 in London, England. His father was Jacob Phillip and his mother was Elizabeth Breach. He went to Greenwich Hospital School, before being an apprentice when he was only thirteen years old in the merchant navy. He had lots of experience at sea.
Arthur Phillip was chosen by Lord Sydney to be governor of New South Wales because of a recommendation from his patron the Earl of Sandwich. He was recommended because he had the right kind of experience during the Colonia War in South America, where he was in command of the town of Colombia for nine months and had done this successfully. He was also appointed captain of HMS Sirius.
Captain Arthur Phillip set sail with a total of 11 ships in the First Fleet for Australia on the 13th of May 1787. On the 20th of January Arthur Phillip arrived in Australia, the second ship. The first ship had arrived 2 days earlier and had set up camp at Kurnell Peninsular on a recommendation from Sir Joseph Banks. But this place had no secure anchorage, no drinking water and poor soil so he then explored and moved camp to Port Jackson.
Arthur Phillip established the first ever British colony in Australia, as ordered by Lord