Project Gutenberg 2006-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 210 Tench, Watkin 1833 A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson Produced by Col Choat and Stuart Kidd "A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson" by Watkin Tench is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The book provides an in-depth depiction of the early years of the penal settlement established by the British in New South Wales, focusing particularly on the experiences, challenges, and developments faced by the settlers, convicts, and military personnel during this formative period. The opening of the book introduces Tench's motivations for writing, highlighting his previous narrative and his aim to communicate information about the colony’s progress and hardships. It details the circumstances of the first fleet's arrival at Botany Bay and the settlement at Port Jackson, recounting the daily struggles against harsh living conditions, scarcity of food, and the complex interactions with the Indigenous population. Moreover, Tench reflects on the labor of establishing the colony, documenting the early trials, hopes, and cultural exchanges that underline the fragile existence of the settlers amidst a new and challenging environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New South Wales -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800 New South Wales -- Discovery and exploration -- Early works to 1800 Port Jackson (N.S.W.) -- History Penal colonies -- Australia -- New South Wales DU Text Australia Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 428273 427205 2024-10-02T08:53:02.644460 2023-10-02T08:00:08.916726 text/html text/html 421977 2006-05-08T09:32:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 158672 2006-05-08T09:34:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 246997 2024-10-02T08:53:10.898433 application/epub+zip 254320 2024-10-02T08:53:06.078456 application/epub+zip 230765 2024-10-02T08:53:04.800462 application/epub+zip 467855 2024-10-02T08:53:14.659410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455469 2024-10-02T08:53:10.090461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417485 2022-09-02T10:29:43.281449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414580 414560 2024-10-02T08:53:02.078465 2023-10-02T08:00:08.512730 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 414474 2006-05-08T09:32:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 157057 2006-05-08T09:34:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20102 2024-10-02T08:53:14.783901 application/rdf+xml 16787 2024-10-02T08:53:05.356451 image/jpeg 3666 2024-10-02T08:53:05.079461 image/jpeg 240381 2024-10-02T08:53:02.681482 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia