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  Arthur Phillip - Early life and naval career, Governor of New South Wales, Stabilising the colony, Later life
Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the city of Sydney.
Arthur Phillip was born in London in 1738, the son of Jacob Phillip, a German-born language teacher, and his English wife, Elizabeth, who had remarried after the death of her previous husband, a Royal Navy captain.
Phillip was educated at the school of the Greenwich Hospital and at the age of 13 was apprenticed to the merchant navy.
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 Arthur Phillip
Arthur Phillips leads this expedition to its unforgettable climax with all the wit and narrative bravado that made the best-selling Prague one of the most critically acclaimed novels of 2002.
Arthur Phillip was born in London on 11 October 1738, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth Phillip.
Arthur Phillip was born in 1738 in London, the son of Jacob Phillip, a language teacher who came from Frankfurt, and Elizabeth, nee Breach.
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 Arthur Phillip at AllExperts
Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the first European colony on the Australian continent, and was the founder of the city of Sydney.
Arthur Phillip was born in London in 1738, the son of Jacob Phillip, a German-born language teacher, and his English wife, Elizabeth, who had remarried after the death of her previous husband, a Royal Navy captain.
Phillip was educated at the school of the Greenwich Hospital and at the age of 13 was apprenticed to the merchant navy.
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 Arthur Phillip - MSN Encarta
Arthur Phillip (1738-1814), British naval officer, creator and governor of the first European settlement in the colony of New South Wales, Australia.
By the time Phillip resigned, because of ill health, in July 1793, he had laid the foundation of a viable settlement and had brought 700 hectares (1730 acres) under cultivation.
By 1796 Phillip was fit enough to rejoin the Navy, and was promoted to admiral shortly before his death.
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 ARTHUR PHILLIP FACTS AND INFORMATION
Admiral Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator.
Phillip was appointed Governor of the first European colony on the Australian continent - New South Wales - and was the founder of the city of Sydney.
Phillip went some way towards winning the trust of the Iora, although the settlers were at all times treated extremely warily.
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 Arthur Phillip Summary
Arthur Phillip was born on Oct. 11, 1738, in London and attended the Greenwich school for seamen's sons before serving an apprenticeship in the merchant navy.
Arthur Phillip was born in London in 1738, the son of Jacob Phillip, a German-born language teacher, and his English wife, Elizabeth, who had remarried after the death of her previous husband, a Royal Navy captain.
Phillip was educated at the school of the Greenwich Hospital and at the age of 13 was apprenticed to the merchant navy.
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 Arthur Phillip information - Search.com
Phillip was appointed Governor of the first European colony on the Australian continent — New South Wales — and was the founder of the city of Sydney.
Arthur Phillip was born in London in 1738, the son of Jacob Phillip, a German-born language teacher, and his English wife, Elizabeth, who had remarried after the death of her previous husband, a Royal Navy captain.
Phillip was educated at the school of the Greenwich Hospital and at the age of 13 was apprenticed to the merchant navy.
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 Arthur Phillip: Defender of Co1ônia, Governor of New South Wales   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Phillip's conduct at Colônia was praised by the Viceroy, the Marquis de Lavradio, in a report on the officers of the fleet written on 22 October 1777: "When at Colonia, with only his own Frigate, he made the Spanish respect that Praça as they ought to".
Phillip's plan was for a squadron of three battleships and a frigate to mount a raid on Buenos Aires and Monte Video, thence to proceed to the coasts of Chile, Peru and Mexico to maraud, and ultimately to cross the Pacific to join Admiral Hughes' East Indian squadron for an attack on Manila.
Phillip's contribution to the defence of Brazil was always remembered there and both when he called at Rio de Janeiro in August 1787 as commodore of the fleet going to colonize New South Wales and during his return to England in February 1793 he was honoured with extraordinary attention.
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 Arthur Phillip - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Admiral Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer, governor of the first European settlement in Australia and founder of the city of Sydney.
He was born in London, the son of Jacob Phillip, a German-born language teacher, and his English wife, Elizabeth, who had remarried after the death of her previous husband, a Royal Navy Captain.
In late 1792 Phillip, whose health was suffering from the poor diet, at last received permission to leave, and on 11 December 1792 he sailed in the ship Atlantic, taking with him Bennelong and many specimens of plants and animals.
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 Fellowship of First Fleeters
Arthur Phillip was born in Ward of Bread Street on 11th October 1738 and baptised at All hallows Church, Bread Street.
Young Arthur Phillip was very fortunate in his parents, his mother giving him a love of England and the Navy and his father an excellent educator.
Phillip was a brilliant choice as Commander facing the appalling task of making the impossible, possible, making the first Colony viable in spite of famine, lack of reasonable resources and proper implements, giving unwilling convicts a new chance in life and befriending the Aboriginal people.
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 Governor Arthur Phillip
Phillip spent the next 15 years farming in Hampshire, returning to the sea during the Spanish-Portuguese war when he served with the Portuguese navy from 1774 to 1778.
Phillip established the convict colony in Sydney Cove, which he governed in a sensible and humane way, despite conditions which included poor quality food, largely infertile land and a lack of experienced farm labour which led to near-famine.
Phillip established the convict colony in NSW, which he governed in a sensible and humane way, despite adverse conditions which included poor quality food, largely infertile land and a lack of experienced farm labour which led to near-famine.
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 Arthur Phillip - OZpedia
Phillip was born in London in 1738, and received his education at the charity school for the sons of seamen at Greenwich Hospital from 1751 onwards.
Phillip married Charlotte Denison in 1763, and they lived in New Forest for a time before separating in April 1769.
Phillip then spent the next five years in France, and at the beginning of 1775 he joined the Portuguese Navy and served in Brazilian waters for almost 4 years.
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 Arthur Phillip's Spearing
Given the force with which the spear was projected, Phillip would later describe the shock of the wound to Tench as similar to a violent blow.
Phillip had a twelve foot spear in his shoulder, so he had some problems, and Waterhouse managed to snap the spear off at the wound so Phillip could get back to the boat.
Phillip recovered as Willemering didn't intend the spearing to be fatal.
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 Arthur Phillip - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Arthur Phillip - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Phillip, Arthur (1738-1814), British naval officer, creator and governor of the first European settlement in the colony of New South Wales,...
Phillip was appointed Governor of New South Wales, the...
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 The Australia Chapel - Arthur Phillip
Captain Arthur Phillip landed in Australia in January 1788 at a site he named as Sydney in honour of Lord Sydney, and he was officially appointed Governor-in-Chief of New South Wales on 7 February 1788.
The PHILLIP MEMORIAL in the South Aisle was constructed in 1974, and what had been the Allen Chapel was restored and rededicated as the AUSTRALIA CHAPEL through the efforts and generosity of many companies and individuals.
The Memorial Screen beside Phillip’ grave is made of Australian flbean wood, as is all the joinery work in the Chapel, and the pulpit and choirstalls in the Nave.
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 Arthur Phillip's Sydney
Phillip for instance was a man of the enlightenment.
Bennelong managed to lure Arthur Phillip to Manly where Phillip was speared by Willemering as part of the blood debt for the land, fish and animals taken.
Phillip, unlike the Romans, did not go on a rampage in return, he acted in an Enlightenment manner.
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 *Ø*  Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine |  Australia Day commemoration | Travel to Aussie Arthur Phillip ...
Australia Day, commemorates the day in 1788 on which Captain Arthur Phillip (1738 - 1814) organised and officiated at the first ceremony of the new British colony then called New South Wales.
More than a week earlier, on January 18, Phillip had actually landed at Yarra Bay on Botany Bay’s northern shore, and later there was in fact a plaque commemorating that day, set in the wall of the first Government House, which said that on January 18 “Arthur Phillip...
Anniversary of the Establishment of the Colony of N. Wales by Governor Phillip, who landed first at Sydney on 26th of Janry 1788, I directed 30 guns to be fired from Dawes Battery in honour of the occasion corresponding with the age of the Colony.
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 Arthur Phillip
Phillip joined the Portuguese nave and on one occasion conducted a shipload of convicts across the Atlantic, an experience that may have influenced his appointment as Governor of New South Wales.
When in October 1786 the British Home Secretary, Lord Sydney, appointed him as Governor of the proposed penal settlement at Botany Bay, Phillip was 48 years old and working as a surveyor for the Admiralty.
Phillip left New South Wales in December 1792 in ill health, but resumed his duties in the navy in 1796 and reached the rank of rear-admiral by 1801.
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 Mabo vs Queensland 1992 - A question of Morality
Within the confines of the colony, Arthur Phillip was the law.
This was a surprising statement as the High Court was never presented material in relation to Arthur Phillip's actions nor the laws of the 700 or so distinct mainland tribes.
The Mabo judgement was based on the legal premise that Arthur Phillip had incorrectly applied the Doctrine of Terra Nullius and therefore didn't extinguish native land laws.
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 Phillip Island Accommodation - Phillip Island Holiday Accommodation - Travel Victoria & Melbourne
Phillip Island Tourist Road, Cowes, Victoria: The All Seasons Eco Resort Phillip Island is conveniently located to experience the best Phillip Island has to offer.
This Phillip Island accommodation is nestled on 65 acres of undulating countryside overlooking farmland and features luxuriously appointed studio spa suites along with 2 and 3 bedroom villas.
1 The Esplanade, Cowes, Phillip Island, Victoria: Positioned in Cowes, the main township of Phillip Island, The Waves Apartments are located not more then a five minute stroll to the main shopping and restaurant facilities and are adjacent to the main swimming safety beach of Cowes and large rotary playground on the foreshore.
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 chapter 15 Arthur Phillip journal of first fleet to Botany Bay
Governor Phillip, in one of his letters, remarking the prodigious variety of vegetable productions then before his eyes, laments, that among all the people with him there happens not to be one who has any tolerable knowledge of botany.
Should it, on examination, exhibit any remarkable peculiarities, we shall endeavour to obtain a description of it, to subjoin at the conclusion of this volume.
Since stating the dimensions of the kanguroo, in page 106, Lord Sydney has received from Governor Phillip, a male of a much larger size, which measures as follows.
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 Australian History: Early Years
Between the period of Governor Phillip’s departure until 1821, there were four governors, John Hunter 1795-1800, Phillip King (1800-06), William Bligh (1806-08) and Lachlan Macquarie (1810-21).
As a precaution, Governor Phillip sent the Sirius to the Cape of Good Hope where flour and other food were availbale.
Arthur Phillip - When Cook returned home, England was going through some tough times.
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 Apple - Case Study - Arthur Phillip High School
In a school where more than 85 per cent of students are from non-English speaking backgrounds, the use of GarageBand is proving to be a particularly powerful literacy tool.
Similar to the taped guides that have become popular in museums around the world, Arthur Phillip’s podcast represents a classic example of technology-based learning with real world outcomes.
An initial script for the podcast was provided by the Park Committee, yet students have still undertaken their own research to enhance the final result.
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 Arthur Phillip Esq Captain General & Commander in Chief, in & over the Territory of New South Wales. - People ...
Arthur Phillip Esq Captain General and Commander in Chief, in and over the Territory of New South Wales.
Description: Vice-Admiral Arthur Phillip (1738-1814) was the commander of the first convict fleet sent to Australia.
Phillip arrived in New South Wales with 717 convicts of whom 188 were women, guarded by 191 marines under 19 officers.
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 Major Oil Spills - Arthur Phillip   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On 21 May 1990 an extensive oil slick was sighted approximately four nautical miles (nm) south east of Cape Otway by the pilot of a light aircraft.
As a result of this investigation, a number of summonses were issued in November 1990 under the Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983.
Both Caltex Tanker Co and the master of the Arthur Phillip were charged with illegally discharging oil and an oily mixture in contravention of the Act.
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 Admiral Arthur Phillip   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Then, in October 1786, Phillip was appointed captain of the ship Sirius and appointed Governor-designate of New South Wales, the proposed British penal colony on the east coast of Australia.
Phillip had said before leaving England: "In a new country there will be no slavery and hence no slaves," and he meant what he said.
Phillip went some way towards winning the trust of the Iora, although the settlers were at all times treated extremely warily.
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 Botanic Gardens Trust - Captain Arthur Phillip   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Arthur Phillip (1738-1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator.
Phillip found that the best situation that offered [for settlement] was near Point Sutherland where there was a small run of good water but the ground near it was spongy and the ships could not approach this part of the Bay.
Although the spot fixed for the town was the most eligible that could be chosen, yet I think it would never have answered, the ground around it being sandy, poor and swampy, and but very indifferently supplied with water.
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