1789 - A timeline in the lives of the First Fleeters.

- Marines - Sirius - Smallpox - Aboriginal people - Broken Bay - Hawkesbury River - Rose Hill - Nepean River - James ruse - Bennelong - Colbee - HMS Guardian -

27 March       - Six marines hanged for stealing provisions from the public store.

15 April         - The ‘Sirius’ damaged by a storm off the southern coast of Tasmania.

21 April         - Smallpox discovered among the Aboriginal people.

8 May            - The ‘Sirius’ arrived in Port Jackson with relief supplies.

18 May          - Arabanoo died of smallpox.

2 June           - George Farquar’s play ‘The Recruiting Officer’ performed by the convicts.

6 June           - Phillip led an expedition to Broken Bay to trace the Hawkesbury River.

26 June         - Tench led an expedition west from Rose Hill and discovered the Nepean River.

8 August       - The night-watch was formed in response to an increasing number of thefts.

1 November   - With provisions running short, the men’s rations was reduced by one third.

21 November - James ruse, whose term had expired, was settled on two acres at Rose Hill.

25 November - Bennelong and Colbee captured.

12 December - Colbee escaped from the settlement.

23 December - HMS Guardian carrying relief supplies from England, struck an iceberg.

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