journals of the first fleet
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Journals of the First FleetPublished on State Library of NSW (https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au)
Journals of the First Fleet
The State Library holds an unrivalled collection of journals from the First Fleet. Written by naval and marine corpsofficers, as well as seamen and surgeons, these journals paint, in vivid detail, the voyage to and early settlement ofAustralia between 1787 and the 1790s.
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Arthur Bowes Smyth, illustrated journal, 1787-1789
Transcription of Arthur Bowes Smyth's journal [1]
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William Bradley, journal, 1786-1782
Transcription of William Bradley's journal [2]
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Ralph Clark, journal, 1787-1792
Transcription of Ralph Clark's journal [3]
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John Easty, journal, 1786-1793
Transcription of John Easty's journal [4]
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John Hunter, journal, 1787-1791
Transcription of John Hunter's journal [5]
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Philip Gidley King, journal (vol. 1), 1786-1792
Transcription of Philip Gidley King's journal, Volume 1 [6]
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Philip Gidley King, journal (vol. 2), 1786-1792
Transcription of Philip Gidley King's journal, Volume 2 [7]
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Philip Gidley King, journal (fair copy), 1786-1792
Transcription of Fair copy of Philip Gidley King's journal [8]
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Jacob Nagle, journal, 1775-1802
Transcription of Jacob Nagle's journal [9]
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James Scott, journal, 1787-1792
Transcription of James Scott's journal [10]
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George Bouchier Worgan, letter and journal, 1788
Transcription of George Bouchier Worgan's journal [11]
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UNESCO SIX [12]
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Saturday 6 October 2018to Sunday 5 May 2019FreeExhibition
Our UNESCO World Heritage collections displayed together for the very first time.
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First Fleet Collection [13]
The First Fleet Collection includes journals, letters, drawings, maps and charts created by those who travelled withthe First Fleet of British ships to Australia. It is one of the Library’s most significant and valuable collections.
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Exploration [14]History [15]Mapping [16]
Voyages of discovery [17]
Europeans had been searching for rich new lands in the Southern Hemisphere long before Captain James Cookarrived on the east coast of Australia in 1770. Explore the State Library's incredible maps, journals, drawings andbooks.
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SourceURL:https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/significant-collections/first-fleet-collection/journals-first-fleet
Links[1] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/arthur-bowes-smyth-illustrated-journal-1787-1789-titled-journal-
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voyage-portsmouth [2] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/william-bradley-journal-titled-voyage-new-south-wales-december-1786-may-1792 [3] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/ralph-clark-journal-kept-friendship-during-voyage-botany-bay-and-norfolk-island-and [4] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/john-easty-journal-1786-1793-titled-pt-jno-easty-memorandum-transa-voiage-sic [5] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/john-hunter-journal-kept-board-sirius-during-voyage-new-south-wales-may-1787-march [6] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/philip-gidley-king-private-journal-two-volumes-1786-1792-vol-1-titled-remarks [7] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/philip-gidley-king-private-journal-two-volumes-1786-1792-vol-2-titled-continuation [8] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/philip-gidley-king-fair-copy-remarks-journal-kept-expedition-form-colony-additional [9] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/jacob-nagle-memoir-titled-jacob-nagle-his-book-ad-one-thousand-eight-hundred-and [10] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/james-scott-journal-titled-remarks-passage-botnay-ie-botany-bay-1787-13-may-1787-20 [11] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/collection-items/george-bouchier-worgan-letter-written-his-brother-richard-worgan-12-18-june-1788 [12]https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/unesco-six [13] https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/significant-collections/first-fleet-collection [14] http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exploration [15]http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/history [16] http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/mapping [17]https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/voyages
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