1. You should know that... The First Fleet didn't actually arrive on the 26 January
The First Fleet, the group of ships which left England to create a penal colony abroad, actually arrived in Botany Bay somewhere between the 18th and 20th of January 1788.
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After landing, settlers wanted to relocate in the hope of finding a more suitable area to construct their colony. They travelled to Sydney Cove on 25 January and the next morning, on the 26th, Sir Arthur Phillip and a small entourage of marines and officers claimed the land in the name of King George III.
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