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 * __ First Fleet, convicts and early Sydney __**


 * __ Governor Lachlan Macquarie, a visionary ruler of New South Wales from 1810 __**__ T __his site from the NSW Archives contains some of his letters showing important things he did for New South Wales.

The Rocks, the earliest part of Sydney, in three documentaries from 1983

Aboriginal breasplate, presented to Timothy, chief of Merricumbene in 1840 for rescuing seamen drowning at Bateman's Bay.

Article about Mary Reibey, convict who became a wealthy business woman in Sydney, with coloured illustrations, from the "Australian Heritage" Magazine Mary Reibey, convict and businesswoman from the NSW Archives

Matron's diary - a diary kept by a matron employed on a ship the "Fitzjames" bringing young girls to a new life in Australia in 1854. The diary describes life during a voyage. You can view the whole diary and also read a transcript. It might be great for drama sessions related to history.

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