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The Sirus & Supply in Jackson's Bay c1789

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The Sirus & Supply in Jackson's Bay c1789

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[Museum number 1875,0508.1581]

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Ships

HMS Sirius

Flagship of the First Fleet, which arrived in Sydney in 1788, and was wrecked off Norfolk Island in 1790.

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HMAT Supply

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The oldest and smallest First Fleet ship. Built in 1759 as an armed tender of 175 tons it became the colony's only link with the outside world after the loss of the HMS Sirius in 1790. Often mistakenly referred to as the HMS Supply.

Sydney Cove

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Small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson, which became the site for the European settlement in Sydney.

Port Jackson

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Drowned river valley that forms Sydney Harbour and includes North Harbour and Middle Harbour. Long inhabited by the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Wangal and Eora people, Port Jackson was renamed by Captain Cook in 1770, although his ship did not enter the Heads.