Here are the main reasons you would not be eligible: 1  You have not met the eligibility requirements. 2  You have been found guilty of a felony, or pleaded guilty to a felony.
1788: Captain Arthur Phillip establishes a convict settlement at Sydney Cove. Captain Arthur Phillip RN was the commander of the First Fleet of 11 ships that sailed into Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788. Three days later he chose a site at nearby Sydney Cove, in Port Jackson, and on 26 January began to establish a convict settlement.
Arthur Phillip â Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy. This book will be released in August 2013 in Australia and in September in the United Kingdom. The publisher is Hardie Grant, Melbourne and London. It uncovers the elusive character of Arthur Phillip, brings to life his career in the Royal Navy and explains the culture, values, fashions and features of the Georgian society in which he lived and died. 1  Arthur Phillipâs story is not just written with historical fidelity.