ARTHUR PHILLIP CHAPTER OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE FIRST FLEETERS
  • Welcome
    • About Arthur Phillip Chapter
    • Chapter Membership
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    • Roll of members' First Fleeters
    • My Heritage, Colonial Family Stories >
      • Heroes of the Great Gundagai Flood and story of Richard Hunt
      • Bartholomew Reardon Part 1
      • Coulter-Reardon family story Part 2
      • Cook, Captain James 250th anniversary 2020 >
        • Planning for the voyage
        • The voyage begins
        • First sighting of the east coast of Australia
        • At Botany Bay
        • The Voyage North along the East Coast
        • Excerpts from Cook's journal
        • New memorial at Cook's landing site
      • Cook, Captain James RN, His Life Story
      • Fulton, Rev Henry James
      • Goodwin-Munro-Frost story
      • Bellett, Jacob, First Fleeter
      • Hibbs, Peter & Pardoe, Mary
      • Weavers, James, 2nd Fleeter
      • Weavers, James Part 2
      • Wentworth, William Charles
      • Williams, James, FF Welsh Marine
      • Wright, James, FF Scarborough
    • Snippets of History >
      • Snippet in Brief
      • Our Flag - a poem
      • Australia's Secret Code-Breakers
      • Sydney Observatory
      • Sydney's first post offices
      • Charge of Australian Light Horse at Beersheva WW1
      • Battle of Waterloo
      • South Head's history
      • Westminster Abbey Memorials & Citation
      • Wallabadah First Fleet Park, NSW
  • Meetings
    • About our Meetings & Activities
    • Calendar of Events
    • Location, how to get there
    • Recent Events & Activities >
      • Report on State Library tour 3.5.19
      • Report on Matthew Flinders presentation by Paul Brunton
      • Report on Tasmanian Convict Heritage Tour 2018
      • Report on Pioneer Park official opening
  • Fellowship of First Fleeters
    • About Fellowship of First Fleeters
    • About the First Fleet
    • HMS Sirius Flag Ship of the First Fleet
    • Dr John White, First Fleet Surgeon
    • Health of the First Fleet
    • Weather Secrets
    • Map of the First Fleet Voyage
    • How to write FFF biographical profiles
  • Governor Arthur Phillip
    • Captain Arthur Phillip's background
    • Phillip's Early Years
    • Arthur Phillip: Speech by Dr Stephen Cunneen
    • Exploration of Middle Harbour Creek
    • Exploration of Manly & Harbour
    • Governor Phillip Lookout & Memorial at Beacon Hill
    • Exploration of Lane Cove River
    • The Phillip Bricks
  • Research & Study
    • Research Guidelines
    • Websites & Facebook for Family History Research
    • Government Websites for Social History Research >
      • Australian Constitution
    • Websites for Historical & Family Heritage Societies
    • Overseas Websites for Family History Research
    • Free Build Your Own FamilyTree Websites
    • Chapter Library & Catalogue
    • MORE >
      • Chapter Policies
      • Acknowledgements
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​SNIPPETS OF HISTORY
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This section of our webpage is for the history-lover to peruse interesting articles and excerpts about our colonial days and events that impacted on the life and times of the early settlers. Scroll across to the sub-menu for:
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  • ​Snippets in Brief
  • Refurbishment of First Fleet ferries
  • Refurbishment of Central Railway Station
  • Our Flag
  • La Perouse and First Fleet Park, Matraville
  • ​Charge of the Australian Light Brigade at Beersheba, Israel
  • Battle of Waterloo
  • It's a Scorcher​
  • Australia's Secret Code Breakers
  • ​Sydney Observatory
  • Vaucluse House​
  • Sydney's First Post Office
  • Wallabadah First Fleet Park
  • Westminster Abbey memorial services for Governor Arthur Phillip & Parliamentary Citation 2014​
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
  • ​History of South Head  
  • Sir Henry Parkes
  • Conservatorium of Music, Sydney
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