First Fleet House

Office Address:

First Fleet House,

105 Cathedral St.

Woolloomooloo

Sydney, NSW, 2011

 

Phone: 02 9360 3788

 E-mail: fffaus@optusnet.com.au

 

OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday & Friday 

10.00am to 12.00pm

Note:

  • As we are voluntary organisation, the office is not aways staffed.

  • If planning to visit First Fleet House please telephone or email at least one week in advance.

  • Leave a clear message with your name, phone number or email address and your planned date of visit.

  • A Volunteer will get back to you to organise your planned visit.

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THE  FELLOWSHIP  NEWS

 

 

 

 

FF Members are able to visit First Fleet House by appointment in 2024 on Monday, Wednesday & Friday.

Entrance to First Fleet House will be in accordance with NSW Government Covid-19 guidelines.

 

 

General Email enquiries can be sent to fffaus@optusnet.com.au

Membership related emails can be sent to

membershipfff@optusnet.com.au

 

 

 

  

            

   


Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Fellowship of First Fleeters

 

 

FELLOWSHIP OF FIRST FLEETERS 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING with LUNCH

Hosted by NORTH COAST CHAPTER

at Coffs Harbour Surf Lifesaving Club

23 Surf Club Road Coffs Harbour NSW 2450

Tel: (02) 6652 3245 E: info@coffsharboursurfclub.com.au

Web: https://coffsharboursurfclub.com.au/contact-us/

Schedule:

Morning Tea at 10am;

Annual General Meeting at 11am - in the Event Space.

Lunch at 12 midday - in the Club Restaurant & Bar

General meeting for the FFF Board at 1.00pm -  in the Event Space.

 

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL to confirm catering numbers.

Morning Tea, Lunch & Meeting venue costs will be funded by the Fellowship.

Beverages to be paid for by individuals.

RSVP by MONDAY 14th OCTOBER, by EMAIL to: fffaus@optusnet.com.au

We look forward to welcoming you to this important annual event

 

* What's New & Updated on the Website *

 

  • Latest issue of Founders - Issue 55.5 October November 2024.

  • Finally, we received our SSL Security Certificate details from WebCentral, and have it installed - no more unsecured site messages!

  • Photo Gallery page updated for 2024 ADL 

  • 2024 Australia Day Luncheon Harbour Cruise Photos added

  • First Fleeter Names A - Z Alphabetical listing over 10 pages now completed - ie alternative way to find First Fleeters cf Ships Pages

  • Syd Ballard's photo & Olive O'Reilly's photo added to the Life Members page - Hilda Jackson's photo & FF ancestor John Nichol(l)s were added to her entry in the Life Members page

  • Dispatched Downunder - prices amended - Shop

  • Hunter Valley Chapter web page details amended - removal of website url & webmaster

  • FF Marine John Reidman/Redman/Redmond, who passed away in 1801, has been added to the FF Ships Page where the Ship is Unknown

  • Notations of Review have been added to the approximately 230 Stories of First Fleeters in the Stories Collection of the Fellowship of First Fleeters. These Stories are being progressively reviewed by the Membership Team.

  • Where the relevant First Fleet Ship(s) names were missing from the Titles of these Stories of Fellowship of First Fleeters, they were also added to the respective Stories.

  • The Name Smith on the First Fleet - In his short tale on the 25 Smith's on the First Fleet, Peter Christian focused on the Males. An Addendum has now been added by Kerrie Anne Christian (no relation to Peter Christian) - which includes the 8 females named Smith on the First Fleet. Also FF numbers for Brown, Davis, Jones, Martin and Williams added.

  • Books added to First Fleet Books link

  • Gravesite Plaques web page corrections

    • Information added indicating that of 125 plaques installed by 2024, 101 were for People and 24 were for Site Commemorations - helping to resolve the difference in perspectives of the Plaque No. for Jacob Nagle, viz 101st vs 125th Plaque.

    • Lang Park St Phillips plaque reinstallation - incorrect Plaque No. 69 changed to correct Plaque No. 59

    • March 8th 2022 added as the date for reinstallation of Plaque No. 69 Jacob Bellett

    • Joseph Hatton Plaque incorrectly listed as reinstallation of Plaque 47 and corrected to installation of Plaque 114.

    • Additional lines of Plaques' reinstallation / rededication / removal inserted beneath the original Plaques entries in Gravesite Plaques web page in addition to the chronological entries - as some of these Plaque changes were carried out up to 33 years after the original Plaque installation.

    • Explanatory notes have been added to the  Summary of Individual Plaques Table on the Gravesite Plaques web page

 

 


 

* What We're Reading* 

  • "Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth Farm" - Emeritus Professor Alan Atkinson - an interesting book that also explores beyond the Macarthurs. As an example it includes James Mario Matra who, in 1783, advocated resettlement, in Australia,  of American Loyalists who fought with the British in the American War of Independence.
  • "The Lady Penrhyn"  - G. Grammeno
  •  "What a Capital Idea - Australia 1770 - 1901" - Dr Christopher Reynolds

 


 

 

 

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