"New Holland" "Terra Australis" - "The Great Southern Land

"New Holland" Is A Very Large Tract If Land. It Is Not Yet Determined Whether It Is An Island Or A Continant, But I Am Certain That It Joins Neither To Asia, Africa, Nor America." - William Dampier 

He Came To That Conclusion In 1688..... & A Century Later.... No one Could Be Any More Confident In That Opinion. 


The Situation Chosen By Arthur Phillip Was Suitable For The Purpose It Was Intended; the Geographical Features Made Sydney. A Natural Goal At The Same Time Made It Extremely Difficult To Explore. For About 30 Miles From The Coast Stretched A Plain...... Then Rose.... Steep & Rough