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CW: #SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026 — Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet
#SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026
Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet(Please boost for reach, and CW your answers)
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today there are several questions of varying degrees of difficulty;i was a captain in the british royal navy
i was appointed commodore of the first fleet
and i was first Captain General and Chief Governor of the new colony of new south wales
i returned to england in 1792, with kidney stoneswho am i?
from which port in england did the fleet set sail?
how many ships in the fleet?
which of the fleet ships was I on when i left england?
which ship was i on when I first arrived?
where did we first land?finally…
i might be the first anglo known to have said
“yeah nah” on the soil of what-came-to be-called-australia
when i said this, i decided we should all pack up and relocate to a new spot 20km north (by sea).
what date did we arrive at the new spot? -
CW: #SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026 — Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet
#SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026
Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet(Please boost for reach, and CW your answers)
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today there are several questions of varying degrees of difficulty;i was a captain in the british royal navy
i was appointed commodore of the first fleet
and i was first Captain General and Chief Governor of the new colony of new south wales
i returned to england in 1792, with kidney stoneswho am i?
from which port in england did the fleet set sail?
how many ships in the fleet?
which of the fleet ships was I on when i left england?
which ship was i on when I first arrived?
where did we first land?finally…
i might be the first anglo known to have said
“yeah nah” on the soil of what-came-to be-called-australia
when i said this, i decided we should all pack up and relocate to a new spot 20km north (by sea).
what date did we arrive at the new spot? -
CW: #SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026 — Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet
#SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026
Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet(Please boost for reach, and CW your answers)
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today there are several questions of varying degrees of difficulty;i was a captain in the british royal navy
i was appointed commodore of the first fleet
and i was first Captain General and Chief Governor of the new colony of new south wales
i returned to england in 1792, with kidney stoneswho am i?
from which port in england did the fleet set sail?
how many ships in the fleet?
which of the fleet ships was I on when i left england?
which ship was i on when I first arrived?
where did we first land?finally…
i might be the first anglo known to have said
“yeah nah” on the soil of what-came-to be-called-australia
when i said this, i decided we should all pack up and relocate to a new spot 20km north (by sea).
what date did we arrive at the new spot? -
CW: #SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026 — Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet
#SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026
Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet(Please boost for reach, and CW your answers)
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today there are several questions of varying degrees of difficulty;i was a captain in the british royal navy
i was appointed commodore of the first fleet
and i was first Captain General and Chief Governor of the new colony of new south wales
i returned to england in 1792, with kidney stoneswho am i?
from which port in england did the fleet set sail?
how many ships in the fleet?
which of the fleet ships was I on when i left england?
which ship was i on when I first arrived?
where did we first land?finally…
i might be the first anglo known to have said
“yeah nah” on the soil of what-came-to be-called-australia
when i said this, i decided we should all pack up and relocate to a new spot 20km north (by sea).
what date did we arrive at the new spot? -
CW: #SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026 — Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet
#SerenityInOz—a quiz about Australian stuff— Thurs 22 Jan, 2026
Warning; Questions about Colonisers and #FirstFleet(Please boost for reach, and CW your answers)
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today there are several questions of varying degrees of difficulty;i was a captain in the british royal navy
i was appointed commodore of the first fleet
and i was first Captain General and Chief Governor of the new colony of new south wales
i returned to england in 1792, with kidney stoneswho am i?
from which port in england did the fleet set sail?
how many ships in the fleet?
which of the fleet ships was I on when i left england?
which ship was i on when I first arrived?
where did we first land?finally…
i might be the first anglo known to have said
“yeah nah” on the soil of what-came-to be-called-australia
when i said this, i decided we should all pack up and relocate to a new spot 20km north (by sea).
what date did we arrive at the new spot? -
#OTD in 1788, the final seven ships joined the four vessels of the #FirstFleet already in #BotanyBay. (HMS Supply arrived on 18 Jan; three others on 19 Jan.)
Four days later, the two vessels of the French La Perouse expedition arrived.
By 26 Jan, the British gave up on establishing a colony there—too shallow and swampy and with little fresh water—and sailed north to Port Jackson instead. It wasn’t until 9 Feb that they officially founded #Sydney.
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#OTD in 1788, the final seven ships joined the four vessels of the #FirstFleet already in #BotanyBay. (HMS Supply arrived on 18 Jan; three others on 19 Jan.)
Four days later, the two vessels of the French La Perouse expedition arrived.
By 26 Jan, the British gave up on establishing a colony there—too shallow and swampy and with little fresh water—and sailed north to Port Jackson instead. It wasn’t until 9 Feb that they officially founded #Sydney.
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#OTD in 1788, the final seven ships joined the four vessels of the #FirstFleet already in #BotanyBay. (HMS Supply arrived on 18 Jan; three others on 19 Jan.)
Four days later, the two vessels of the French La Perouse expedition arrived.
By 26 Jan, the British gave up on establishing a colony there—too shallow and swampy and with little fresh water—and sailed north to Port Jackson instead. It wasn’t until 9 Feb that they officially founded #Sydney.
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#OTD in 1788, the final seven ships joined the four vessels of the #FirstFleet already in #BotanyBay. (HMS Supply arrived on 18 Jan; three others on 19 Jan.)
Four days later, the two vessels of the French La Perouse expedition arrived.
By 26 Jan, the British gave up on establishing a colony there—too shallow and swampy and with little fresh water—and sailed north to Port Jackson instead. It wasn’t until 9 Feb that they officially founded #Sydney.
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#OTD in 1788, the final seven ships joined the four vessels of the #FirstFleet already in #BotanyBay. (HMS Supply arrived on 18 Jan; three others on 19 Jan.)
Four days later, the two vessels of the French La Perouse expedition arrived.
By 26 Jan, the British gave up on establishing a colony there—too shallow and swampy and with little fresh water—and sailed north to Port Jackson instead. It wasn’t until 9 Feb that they officially founded #Sydney.
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First Fleet class ferry "Supply" approaches Milsons Point wharf.
Sydney's First Fleet class ferries were introduced in the 1980s and each of the 9 ferries bears the name of a ship in the First Fleet (the flotilla that brought the first English convicts & colonists to Australia).
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First Fleet class ferry "Supply" approaches Milsons Point wharf.
Sydney's First Fleet class ferries were introduced in the 1980s and each of the 9 ferries bears the name of a ship in the First Fleet (the flotilla that brought the first English convicts & colonists to Australia).
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First Fleet class ferry "Supply" approaches Milsons Point wharf.
Sydney's First Fleet class ferries were introduced in the 1980s and each of the 9 ferries bears the name of a ship in the First Fleet (the flotilla that brought the first English convicts & colonists to Australia).
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First Fleet class ferry "Supply" approaches Milsons Point wharf.
Sydney's First Fleet class ferries were introduced in the 1980s and each of the 9 ferries bears the name of a ship in the First Fleet (the flotilla that brought the first English convicts & colonists to Australia).
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First Fleet class ferry "Supply" approaches Milsons Point wharf.
Sydney's First Fleet class ferries were introduced in the 1980s and each of the 9 ferries bears the name of a ship in the First Fleet (the flotilla that brought the first English convicts & colonists to Australia).
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I overheard a fellow old white man boasting about being "5th generation Australian, I can trace my ancestors back to the first fleet"
So what? All Aboriginal Australians are about 1600th generation, you don't hear them boasting about it. Maybe they should. #firstnations #aboriginal
#colonisation #colonialism #FirstFleet
Actually I am first generation convict descendant because my dad knocked out a copper in a pub brawl in the 50s so he served 3 months behind bars. #Convicts -
I overheard a fellow old white man boasting about being "5th generation Australian, I can trace my ancestors back to the first fleet"
So what? All Aboriginal Australians are about 1600th generation, you don't hear them boasting about it. Maybe they should. #firstnations #aboriginal
#colonisation #colonialism #FirstFleet
Actually I am first generation convict descendant because my dad knocked out a copper in a pub brawl in the 50s so he served 3 months behind bars. #Convicts -
Ever wonder why #FirstNations Aussies refuse to celebrate #AustraliaDay? - look at the images below, and wonder no more!
The arrival of the #FirstFleet brought us nothing but heartache, misery and #genocide.
Who celebrates their own destruction?
Happy #InvasionDay2020
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/BlakandBlack/status/1220102329149452288
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Ever wonder why #FirstNations Aussies refuse to celebrate #AustraliaDay? - look at the images below, and wonder no more!
The arrival of the #FirstFleet brought us nothing but heartache, misery and #genocide.
Who celebrates their own destruction?
Happy #InvasionDay2020
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/BlakandBlack/status/1220102329149452288
