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jan 3, 1788 - Captain Arthur Phillip founds sydeny

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British Navy captain Arthur Phillips founds a penal settlement at Sydney. He had arrived with a fleet of 11 wessels, carrying nearly 800 convicts.Aboriginal popuation at the time is thought to number several hundred thousand.

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jan 3, 1788
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~ 238 years ago