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The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Fishburn

Ship

Store ship of 378 tons with 22 crew which carried a variety of cargo to establish a settlement including ducks, goats, leather, women's shoes and hats, camp kettles and garden seed.

Milestone
Constructed
Whitby, England
1780
Arrived Sydney
26 Jan 1788
Departed Sydney
19 Nov 1788
Destroyed
1789
Position
Sailor
Keltie, James
1787
Relationship
Included in
First Fleet
Type
Ship

First Fleet

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Gary L Sturgess
,
2015
supported by
The Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme - First Fleet project

Phillip described the transportation of convicts to New South Wales as a voyage 'to the extremity of the globe'. Having successfully managed both the ships and the convicts, the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove brought Phillip new challenges: how to keep men and women, convicts and alcohol, camp and fleet, apart.

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Fishburn

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Penny Edwell
,
2015
supported by
The Maritime Museums of Australia Project Support Scheme - First Fleet project

Fishburn was the largest of the three store ships of the First Fleet stocked with provisions for the new colony. After her return to England, Fishburn was lost in a storm off Gun Fleet Sand in October 1789.

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