Stories of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove

‘Stories of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove’ tells the story of people aboard the First Fleet, and their lives on arrival at Sydney Cove in 1788.

It is also about the Aboriginal people who watched the ships approach and later interacted with the British people who came ashore. For everyone involved, life would never be the same again.
Boyer Educational Resources has developed a free educational activity to go with this video. Please feel free to download and share this resource:

You can read more about this fascinating history in the books 'Across Great Divides: True Stories of Life at Sydney Cove' or, its young reader version, 'Stories of Life at Sydney Cove'.

[joelspence]

i have the book which ive started but they way this lady reads it in the intrdoduction reads it is amazing drawing you in to the story

[jamesgreenhalgh]

An intriguing account of the early days of British settlement in Australia. I liked how the reactions of the indigenous population were included in the story.

[clintonbagley]

A fascinating time in Australia’s history told in such an interesting way.

[ZenYura]

why does everyone have to dislike its history

[julesmcvey]

Great video! Thanks for providing such a valuable resource for kids and adults alike.

[xmas]

I was just on my heritage and discovered Elizabeth was my great x4 grandma & I believe David Collins was maybe my greatx4 grandfather. she had 3 or 4 husbands & 10+ kids ;)

[razmark]

Loved this video about stories of the first fleet at Sydney Cove. Great storytelling. Thanks

[petrinabaff]

Perfectly suited to engage our stage 2 and 3 students. Thank you for this great resource Susan.

[louisewilliams]

That is amazing and why is your voice so weird.

[Animo]

Can you please speak a bit louder ? I can't really hear.

[notnuha]

Anyone else forced to watch this for school😃🔫