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1788: Captain Arthur Phillip establishes a convict settlement at Sydney Cove. Captain Arthur Phillip RN was the commander of the First Fleet of 11 ships that sailed into Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788. Three days later he chose a site at nearby Sydney Cove, in Port Jackson, and on 26 January began to establish a convict settlement.
Captain Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 â 16 June 1869) was a British explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia.He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from both Sydney and later from Adelaide.he Governor of New South Wales, Sir Ralph Darling, formed a high opinion of Sturt and appointed him major of brigade and military secretary. Sturt became friendly with John Oxley, Allan Cunningham, Hamilton Hume and other explorers. Sturt was keen to explore the Australian interior, especially its rivers.