The Conversation · 5 Oct 2026
Before the budget: how Governor Phillip managed without cash in the colony
On January 18 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip and the ships of the First Fleet landed on the shores of New South Wales. They brought a supply of food, agricultural tools and livestock. Everything the British government thought they’d need to establish a colony on the other side of the world. But Philli
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