22 September – (Today's New South Wales) Commonly cited as the
first white child[1] or the first white female born in Australia, Rebecca Small (22 September 1789 – 30 January 1883), was born in
Port Jackson, the eldest daughter of John Small[2] a
boatswain in the
First Fleet which arrived at
Botany Bay in January 1788.
^"Australian Patriarchs". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). No. 2657. New South Wales, Australia. 23 January 1888. p. 6 (Centennial Supplement to the Daily Telegraph). Retrieved 3 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
22 September – (Today's New South Wales) Commonly cited as the
first white child[1] or the first white female born in Australia, Rebecca Small (22 September 1789 – 30 January 1883), was born in
Port Jackson, the eldest daughter of John Small[2] a
boatswain in the
First Fleet which arrived at
Botany Bay in January 1788.
^"Australian Patriarchs". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). No. 2657. New South Wales, Australia. 23 January 1888. p. 6 (Centennial Supplement to the Daily Telegraph). Retrieved 3 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.