Premium Content A recent The information, based from an article on Veteranweb Network by Ray Payne OAM, which has been turned into a Facebook post spread across the internet (though the original article cannot be found by Google), states that the dates of the First Fleet s arrival are wrong, and instead the celebration is based on the introduction of the Nationality and Citizenship Act, first enacted on January 26, 1948. Unfortunately, like so many things spread on the internet, the claim does not stand up to scrutiny. Firstly, the opinion states that it appears the anti-26th date appears to be based on Captain Cook s arrival, and goes on to say that it wasn t the First Fleet - which it states landed on January 18, 1788.
Premium Content A recent The information, based from an article on Veteranweb Network by Ray Payne OAM, which has been turned into a Facebook post spread across the internet (though the original article cannot be found by Google), states that the dates of the First Fleet s arrival are wrong, and instead the celebration is based on the introduction of the Nationality and Citizenship Act, first enacted on January 26, 1948. Unfortunately, like so many things spread on the internet, the claim does not stand up to scrutiny. Firstly, the opinion states that it appears the anti-26th date appears to be based on Captain Cook s arrival, and goes on to say that it wasn t the First Fleet - which it states landed on January 18, 1788.