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Woollarawarre Bennelong
Woollarawarre Bennelong was an Aboriginal man of the Wangal clan. Bennelong was kidnapped by Arthur Phillip, who was under strict orders from his king to make relationships with the Aboriginals. It didn't go so well, and Phillip resorted to kidnapping. Bennelong was born sometime in 1764 and died sometime in January 1813. -
Reasons For British Settlement In Australia
The British came to Australia because Britain was overpopulated (due to the industrial revolution), the hulks were overcrowded (due to stealing), disease was all over Britain, America refused to hold their prisoners (due to Independence war), to expand their area, to obtain resources, farming land, Australia was a good place to position soldiers during their war with the french and Australia would be very easy to take from the Indigenous People. -
Life in "Great" Britain before the First Fleet
The Industrial Revolution brought hundreds of thousand more people to Britain, which became overpopulated. The overpopulation forced many people to steal food and water, which caused the Hulks to be overcrowded. Death and disease floods the streets as the rich dump their business out the window and the poor live off stale bread. The British were in desperate need of somewhere to put their prisoners because the Americans refused to keep holding their prisoners. -
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The First Fleet Sets Off For Australia
Governor Arthur Phillip leads the first fleet to na new land where the British will send their prisoners, or "convicts". -
NSW is Established as a Penal Colony
Believe it or not, NSW was established before the British even landed at Australia! They looked at Captain Cook's maps and made about half of Australia NSW. -
The Arrival at Botany Bay
The First Fleet lands at Botany Bay, which Captain Cook said was great land with rich soil, but the Governors sent with the First Fleet disagreed, and set off for a new place to land. -
The Arrival At Sydney Cove
After the let-down at Botany Bay, the First Fleet set off for a new area to land with their hopes high, and they weren't let down. They arrived at a place which they named Sydney Cove, known today as Circular Quay. -
The British Set Foot On Land
The British set foot on land for the first time in what seems like an age (especially for the convicts, they weren't invited off the ships when the Governors collected food). When they land they notice something peculiar. People! This land was supposed to be Terra Nullius (which means land belonging to no one).But there were no buildings, flags, fences and the people weren't even wearing clothes! Some of the British thought they were animals. The Aboriginals thought that the British were birds! -
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Arthur Phillip's Life As A Governor
Admiral Arthur Phillip became a Governor in the year 1788, while he was in Australia. He spent four years in Australia as a governor and has had a very hard life ruling the penal colonies in Australia. Once, he was speared by an Aboriginal warrior using a "revenge spear". Another time, he became good friends with an Aboriginal named Bennelong. One other time, Phillip alone had to feed a whole penal colony! -
The Taking Of Bennelong
Woollarawarre Bennelong was captured by Arthur Phillip, who was under strict instructions from King George the III himself to make relationships with the Indigenous People. Although at that time the Eora people were staying well away from all white men, so Phillip and a few of his men stormed right into an Indigenous meeting place, kidnapped Bennelong and another Aboriginal man named Arabanoo, who later died of small pox in captivity. He was taken sometime in November 1789. -
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The Friendship Of Bennelong and Phillip
About six months after capture, Bennelong escaped captivity. He was torn apart by this decision because of his friendship with Arthur Phillip, so he decided to remain in contact with him. Arthur let Bennelong become a free man. -
The British Trying to Befriend the Aboriginals
After the British have settled in, they start to respect the fact that the Aboriginals own this land. They try to befriend them, by gifting them clothes and alcohol. Giving the Aboriginals alcohol wasn't a good idea, because the Aboriginals became addicted and wasted away their life by drinking rum, wine and beer. The men especially drank alcohol, and started treating their family and their country like they didn't matter to them anymore. -
The Establishment of Western Australia
Western Australia is now populated and has been established as a penal colony.
