Founding of the Colony of New South Wales
- When
- January–February 1788
- Where
- Colony of New South Wales
Supplied passages describe the 1788 founding of New South Wales, Phillip's arrival, and the formal proclamation, but not the 1787 Charter of Justice.
The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788. In January 1788, Arthur Phillip arrived in Botany Bay with the First Fleet of 11 vessels carrying over a thousand settlers, including 736 convicts. A few days later the fleet moved to Port Jackson, where Phillip established a settlement at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788, and he formally proclaimed the colony on 7 February 1788 at Sydney. These passages do not mention the Charter of Justice, its signing date, or London as a signing location.
Sources
- New South Wales Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
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