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Emu, or 'New genus of Bird at Botany bay 1788'

By
Arthur Bowes Smyth
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a604005 / Safe 1/15]
(from Arthur Bowes Smyth - drawings from his journal `A Journal of a Voyage from Portsmouth to New South Wales and China in the Lady Penrhyn ...', 1787-1789) (Mitchell Library)

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Smyth, Arthur Bowes

State Library of New South Wales

First Fleet

Phillip described the transportation of convicts to New South Wales as a voyage 'to the extremity of the globe'. Having successfully managed both the ships and the convicts, the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove brought Phillip new challenges: how to keep men and women, convicts and alcohol, camp and fleet, apart.

Phillip’s Table: Food in the early Sydney settlement

In the days of the early settlement, the governor's table was a place for administration, negotiation, revelation and celebration. What can we discover about this period in our history from a gastronomic perspective, and what does Phillip's table reveal about life at Government House? 

Animals