Botany Bay

Australia wasn't an empty land when the British arrived. Indigenous Peoples were living Everywhere in Australia and its islands, and using its land and seas. Nor were the British The earliest people to go to Australia. Australia had been visited for hundreds of years by Dutch, French, Macassan, Arab, and Portuguese explorers and traders. typically the visitors were unwanted and there have been violent clashes between the two groups; at other times there was curiosity and relatively peaceful…

the most popular Caribbean travel destinations are following. Anguilla is a relatively flat island famous for its spectacular beaches. Eco tourists will find there a myriad of bird and reptile species. In Antigua there are marvelous beaches, natural bays and harbors. It is also famous for the Nelson dockyard. Aruba is fifteen miles away from the coast of Venezuela. Its wind ward slide is wild and windy, while the leeward side has honey colored sand beaches which are excellent for swimming. It…

William Blue also known as Billy Blue was born in 1767 in Jamaica, New York City. However, in 1796 Blue was living in Deptford, London, working as a chocolate maker and a labourer in ships in the River Thames. Later that year on the 4th October at Maidstone, Kent, Blue was convicted of stealing raw sugar and was sentenced to seven years’ transportation. Blue was travelling onboard a convict ship called Minorca with 297 other convicts. The convicts were housed below deck, in tiny confined spaces…

Carolina and want to go on a road trip that is as unique as your personality? Abandon the ordinary and enjoy a quirky, unforgettable trip when you make your way to these bizarre roadside attractions. Edisto Mystery Tree Where Highway 174 meets Botany Bay Road, you’ll find the Edisto Mystery Tree. The tree by itself isn’t impressive by any means; it is a leafless, sorry-looking thing. However, you probably won’t notice the tree because of all the stuff that hangs from it. Locals and visitors…

In 1770 Captain James Cook landed in Botany Bay with instructions to “with the consent of the natives take possession of the convenient situations in the name of the King… or if you find the land uninhabited Take Possession for His Majesty” (Australian Museum, 2015) these instructions held to European international laws at the time, however this request or the laws were not followed in the occupation of Australia. Cook declared the land he called New South Wales to be the property of Britain’s…

projects, on behalf of the NSW Government. Roads and Maritime Services (Roads and Maritime) is the Government client for the WestConnex motorway. WestConnex will provide motorway connections between western Sydney and the Sydney Airport and Port Botany precincts - transforming urban travel by providing better connectivity between key employment hubs and local communities and improving productivity and reliability. Delivered in three stages over the next 10 years, WestConnex will widen the…

Most convicts in the 17th Century England consisted of thieves, murders or people who have committed moral crimes. Transportation to other colonies, including harsh labour was an integral part of the English and Irish systems of punishment. It was a way to deal with increased poverty. Simple larceny (Crime involving someone taking another person's personal property) , or robbery, could mean transportation for seven years. Compound larceny – stealing goods worth more than a shilling (about $50 in…

Oodgeroo Noonuccal also known as Kath Walker, was born Kathleen Jean Mary Ruska on the 3rd of November 1920 and was born of the Noonuccal people on their traditional lands of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) in Queensland. her father influenced her to be a poet, activist and public speaker she was known more for her poetry and her work strongly influenced Australian literature as her father as well was employed by the Queensland government as part of a poorly-paid Aboriginal workforce; his…

together to overcome the Japanese. While Australia had previously been in the war, Japanese aggression provoked panic throughout the country. Australian troops had previously been in Europe and North Africa trying to keep the Germans and Italians at bay. Therefore because the Japanese had sided with the Germans the Japanese threat was real and not a new idea. Many of the Australian public thought that Australia would be invaded…

Holland, to help empty some of the gaols in England. The English gaols were beginning to fill up, so they decided to ship convicts to Australia to set up English colonies on a thought to be un-inhabited land. Once the British arrived in Sydney's Botany Bay they were shocked to see the dark skinned indigenous people of Australia. The indigenous people experienced devastating impacts from the imperialistic British settlers such as dispossession of land, illness and death from newly introduced…