Arthur Phillip
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Without Arthur Phillip, Sydney and the State of New South Wales might not have ever come to be! A modest man, he led eleven ships to Australia in 1788, setting up a new colony in a terrain that was both dangerous and unknown. Discover the true spirit of this great leader and learn how he turned a colony of convicts into an established society that has today become Australia.
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