Here are the main reasons you would not be eligible: 1  You have not met the eligibility requirements. 2  You have been found guilty of a felony, or pleaded guilty to a felony.
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 Philip Gidley King RN (23 April 1758 â 3 September 1808) was the third Governor of New South Wales, and did much to civilise the young colony in the face of great obstacles.When the First Fleet arrived in January 1788, King was detailed to colonise Norfolk Island for defence and foraging purposes.uffering from gout, King returned to England in October 1796, and after regaining his health, and resuming his naval career, he was appointed to replace Captain John Hunter as the third Governor of New South Wales. King became Governor on 28 September 1800.