January 20th, 1788
The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides Botany Bay is unsuitable for location of a penal colony, and decides to move to Port Jackson. event on January 20, 1788. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
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