Important People 2 - Arthur Phillip and Watkin Tench

Captain Arthur Phillip led the First Fleet to Australia and established the colony as its first Governor. He faced the difficult first years and tried to establish good relations with the Aboriginal people with only mixed success. He was generally successful in moving the colony toward sustainability before returning to England in 1792.

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/phillip-arthur-2549

Portrait of first Governor Phillip

Captain Watkin Tench undertook a number of explorations for Governor Phillip to the south-west and west of the colony. He discovered the Nepean and Hawkesbury rivers. He established relationships with local tribes and wrote descriptions of their lives.

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/tench-watkin-2719

Portrait of Marine Captain Tench

Governor Phillip and Tench came out to the Nepean and Hawkesbury area in 1791 where they met Yarramundi the "Chief" of the Boorooberongal people.