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The first British settlement in Australia was established at:

Choices

  • ABotany Bay in 1770
  • BHobart in 1803
  • CMelbourne in 1835
  • DSydney Cove (Port Jackson) in 1788Correct

Answer

Sydney Cove (Port Jackson) in 1788

Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, then moved to Sydney Cove (Port Jackson) where the British settlement was established on 26 January 1788.

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