From the plaque at Little Water on the Hawkesbury River NSW which commemorates the historic first meeting in friendship between Governor Arthur Phillip, his party and the local Aboriginal Durag people. Courtesy of chapter member.
In 1770 Captain James Cook discovered and mapped the East Coast of Australia. Image courtesy of Royal Museum Greenwich
CHAPTER MEETING DETAILS
Meeting venue:
Meeting room No. 2
Old Gordon Public School House (adjacent to Gordon Library)
799 Pacific Highway (cnr. Park Road)
GORDON NSW 2073
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Parking: 3-hour parking is recommended under the Gordon Centre, cnr Pacific Highway, entry is via Dumaresq Street.
Visitors are very welcome to attend our meetings:
Contact the Secretary to visit for a meeting or apply for more information: [email protected]
Visit our website: www.arthurphillipchapter.weebly.com
Main image: Hands of Friendship. Courtesy of J. Kennedy.
Hands of Friendship is representative of Governor Phillip's desire for amicable relations with the Aboriginal People. It also denotes his understanding of human nature and how to best to secure amiable outcomes from a collection of disparate colonists, withholding severe punishment for serious infringements of the law or locally enforced edicts.
Side image: Captain James Cook. From the internet, courtesy of Royal Museum Greenwich, London.
© Arthur Phillip Chapter of Fellowship of First Fleeters 2023 -
CHAPTER MEETING DETAILS
Meeting venue:
Meeting room No. 2
Old Gordon Public School House (adjacent to Gordon Library)
799 Pacific Highway (cnr. Park Road)
GORDON NSW 2073
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm
Parking: 3-hour parking is recommended under the Gordon Centre, cnr Pacific Highway, entry is via Dumaresq Street.
Visitors are very welcome to attend our meetings:
Contact the Secretary to visit for a meeting or apply for more information: [email protected]
Visit our website: www.arthurphillipchapter.weebly.com
Main image: Hands of Friendship. Courtesy of J. Kennedy.
Hands of Friendship is representative of Governor Phillip's desire for amicable relations with the Aboriginal People. It also denotes his understanding of human nature and how to best to secure amiable outcomes from a collection of disparate colonists, withholding severe punishment for serious infringements of the law or locally enforced edicts.
Side image: Captain James Cook. From the internet, courtesy of Royal Museum Greenwich, London.
© Arthur Phillip Chapter of Fellowship of First Fleeters 2023 -
