1. Captain Arthur Phillip Arthur was born in 1738 in Britain, he was a Naval Officer.

2. Phillip commandedthe “Sirius”, theflagship of theFirstFleet: The eleven shipsthatcarriedthefirstEuropeansettlersfrom Portsmouth - England, to New South Wales - Australia.

3. TheFirstFleet was commissionedby Thomas Townsend. Itcarried 564 male and 192 femaleconvicts, 450 crewmembers, 28 wives, and 30 children.

4. Theysailedvia Rio de Janeiro tothe Cape of Good Hope, and by Tasmania.

5. TheFleetanchored at SydneyCove, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia; and declared Australia a colony of Britain. Port Jackson

6. Phillip was theGovernor of New South Walesuntil 1792, whenillhealthforcedhimtoreturnedtoEngland.