As the sun rose over the horizon, the First Fleet's worn-out ships sailed into Botany Bay, carrying a cargo of 736 weary convicts, banished from Great Britain to the unknown shores of Australia. The arduous eight-month journey had taken its toll, but the arrival of these uninvited guests marked the beginning of a new chapter in Australian history. The "First Fleeters" would go on to establish the first European settlement in Sydney Cove, forever changing the course of the land and its indigenous people.