Who arrived in Australia in 1788?

Answer 1

1788 marked the arrival in New South Wales of the First Fleet of British convicts, together with officers, marines and a few free settlers. This was the beginning of permanent European settlement in Australia.

Answer 2

1688 is the year that Englishman William Dampier explored and mapped parts of "New Holland". On 4 January 1688, his ship the 'Cygnet' was beached on the northwest coast of Australia, at King Sound near Buccaneer Archipelago on the north-west coast of Australia. While the ship was being repaired Dampier made notes on the fauna and flora he found there.

Dampier was unimpressed by the dry, barren landscape, the lack of water and what he described as the "miserablest people in the world" - the native population. His negative reports led to the delay of England's colonisation of what is now Australia. It was not until 1770 that Captain James Cook reported positively on the green, fertile countryside of New South Wales, and England sought to colonise the previously unknown continent.

Answer 3

1788 was the year the first European settlers arrived in Australia. Specifically, they were the English convicts, officers and marines.