[Editor: This poem, by Erasmus Darwin, was published in The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay (1789). It was also published in A Century of Australian Song (1888), under the title of “A Fulfilled Prophecy”.] Visit of Hope to Sydney-Cove, Near Botany-Bay. Where … [Read more...] about Visit of Hope to Sydney-Cove, Near Botany-Bay [poem by Erasmus Darwin, 1789]
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[A letter from an officer in New South Wales] [12-16 June 1789]
[Editor: A letter from an officer in New South Wales, as well as a brief news item regarding some convicts to be sent to Australia. Published in The Edinburgh Advertiser, 12-16 June 1789.] [A letter from an officer in New South Wales] By a letter from an officer on board … [Read more...] about [A letter from an officer in New South Wales] [12-16 June 1789]
[The London Gazette: Appointment of officers for the New South Wales Corps] [13-17 October 1789]
[Editor: The official announcement of the appointment of the officers for the New South Wales Corps, published in The London Gazette (13-17 October 1789).] War-Office, October 16, 1789. A CORPS of FOOT for NEW SOUTH WALES. Major Francis Grosse, from the Half-Pay of the … [Read more...] about [The London Gazette: Appointment of officers for the New South Wales Corps] [13-17 October 1789]