![]() ![]() Phillip Gidley King noted on 30 January, 1788 that the Governor was keen to start a garden as soon as possible. ![]() What those on board were yet to discover was that the soil around the harbour is derived from highly erodable quartz sandstone which results in a sandy, stony, shallow and infertile soil. Immense relief was probably the principal emotion felt by the passengers of the First Fleet ships as they sailed down our ‘noble and capacious harbour.’ 2 Governor Phillip had brought with him crops from home and also collected many exotic fruits and vegetables along the way, which it was thought would be better suited to a warm climate. He went on to play an important role in organising the farming at Farm Cove and Rose Hill.įrom a knowledge of his occupation and a description by David Collins it can be assumed that he was of stocky build, for Collins said of him that 'his figure was calculated to make the idle and worthless shrink if he came near them.' 1 Henry Dodd, who had worked as a gardener on the Governor’s estate at Lyndhurst in Hampshire for over twenty years, accompanied his master on the HMS Sirius. A lot less is known about the other members of his household, which included his own personal French chef and his personal servant, Henry Dodd (1748-1791). Much has been written about our first Governor, Captain Arthur Phillip. ![]()
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