January 18 - This Day in History

January 18, 1888 - Commanded by Captain Arthur Phillip (October 11, 1738 - August 31, 1814), the first elements of the First Fleet, carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain, makes landfall at Botany Bay in current-day Australia. Unable to find enough water to sustain a settlement, the fleet moves North and, on January 26, 1788, finds Port Jackson and begins establishing a settlement on the current sight of the Sydney Opera House. This first English settlement in Australia became known as New South Wales and Captain Phillip became its first governor.

Australia Scott #1030 (#1030a - #1030e) from 1988