What were the travelling conditions like on the first fleet to Australia?

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2006-10-22 18:11:58 · 3 answers · asked by sportyone 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

Quite atrotious unless you were an officer, but for the rest, cramped, hot sweaty, salted meat was your staple and malnutrition and scurvy reigned.

2006-10-22 19:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

The conditions for and during the trtavel to Australia were pretty good; Captain Cook had full sponsorship from the Crown.

2006-10-26 16:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by fatapf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Disgusting

2006-10-22 18:41:11 · answer #3 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋