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The first British settlers to Australia were primarily convicts who arrived on the First Fleet in 1788. The First Fleet, consisting of 11 ships, departed from England and reached Botany Bay on January 18, 1788. The fleet carried about 730 convicts, along with marines and a small number of free settlers. The establishment of the colony marked the beginning of British colonization in Australia.

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