The resources below support the ClickView series of mini-clips (at right) titles "The First Fleet." (Select the link to download.)
A searchable database of 780 First Fleet convicts. It does not contain information about the other 200 sailors, marines and officers who sailed with them.
Before 1788: British perspective [Miniclip, Rated E, 5:55 mins.]
Follow a British prison guard who tells of his experience managing prisoners at Newgate Prison from which thousands of convicts were transported to Australia. He recounts Captain Cook’s voyages leading up to and including the First Fleet and how this new faraway penal colony will make his job a whole lot easier.
SOURCE: ClickView (2021), Miniclips: The First Fleet; Before 1788: British perspective, ClickView, https://clickv.ie/w/lTvu
Before 1788: Indigenous Perspective [Duration: 4:17]
Listen to this young Gadigal woman describing her life on country, how her people care for the land, and recounting her family’s experiences with strange men, giant canoes on the horizon, and sticks that made loud noises and hurt when they hit you.
SOURCE: ClickView (2021), Before 1788: Indigenous Perspective, ClickView, https://clickv.ie/w/HjRt
People and Conditions Aboard [Miniclip, Rated E, 4:53 mins]
What were the conditions like aboard the First Fleet? This female convict tells the story of her transportation on the Lady Penrhyn from Newgate Prison. She details life aboard including the health issues experienced, along with the various types of crew members and convicts aboard (and their crimes).
SOURCE: ClickView (2021), Miniclips: The First Fleet; People and Conditions, ClickView
Challenges at the Sydney Cove Penal Settlement [Miniclips, Rated E, 7:08 mins]
Through the accounts of a new convict settler, we detail the challenges faced at the Sydney Cove penal settlement. He describes the difficulties of land management and extreme climate, and recognises the assistance of First Nations people to help them understand the land.
SOURCE: ClickView (2021), Miniclips: The First Fleet; Challenges at the Sydney Cove Penal Settlement, ClickView
Indigenous Experience After the Arrival [Miniclips, Rated E, 5:12 mins]
We examine the Indigenous experience after the First Fleet’s arrival through the voice of a proud Gadigal man. He details the deadly encounters between the British and First Nations people including Pemulwuy and his brave resistance against the colonisers.
SOURCE: ClickView (2021), Miniclips: The First Fleet; Indigenous Experience After the Arrival, ClickView
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