Conditions & experiences aboard the First Fleet by https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1 Use the '+' button in the bottom right corner to add a post on the key takeaways from the podcast. Make 3-4 posts! en-us 2025-08-25 10:09:32 UTC 2025-08-26 05:00:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4ac.png https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554938941 11 ships in total including navy escort, store ships and convict ships

]]> 2025-08-26 04:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554938941 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554939207 supplies would last 2 years

]]> 2025-08-26 04:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554939207 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554939500 enough food to last 2 years

]]> 2025-08-26 04:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554939500 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940144 food and supplies last 2 years


]]> 2025-08-26 04:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940144 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940197 A voyager would eat into their year supply of 2 year food

]]> 2025-08-26 04:49:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940197 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940872 very unsanitary, poor ventialtion, no fresh food and water meaning lots of disease and famine

]]> 2025-08-26 04:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940872 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940914 convicts were in poor health because of overcrowding

]]> 2025-08-26 04:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940914 386314_2 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940973 When the convicts were boarded onto the ship they are in bad health. This was not helped by the poor conditions and food and supplies

]]> 2025-08-26 04:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554940973 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941120 before the ships even left the floor some convicts had already died due to conditions

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]]> 2025-08-26 04:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941131 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941136 Being overcrowded in bad conditions below deck


]]> 2025-08-26 04:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941136 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941243 overcrowded prison hulks and overcrowded transport ships

]]> 2025-08-26 04:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941243 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941245 some convicts died from unhealthy conditions under deck

]]> 2025-08-26 04:49:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941245 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941386 some died before they even got on the ships

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941386 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941426 captain phillip tried to improve the ship conditions

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941426 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941433 unsanitary

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941433 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941463 Very bad conditions with disease bad ventilation and overcrowding

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941463 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941464 many people got sick due to a lack of fresh / decent food


]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941464 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941679 the general health of the prisoners improved when they started sailing

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941679 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941929 stayed rio de jaerino for about a month


]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941929 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941931 livestock would be on board too - in rio they had fruit and veggies

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554941931 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942094 Stayed for almost a month at rio

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]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942200 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942228 several orangers per day- passangers


]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942228 45595_8 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942281 1.no fresh water on ships

2.lots of sickness

3.before they even set sail many convicts died due to the lack of hygiene practices

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942281 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942314 Yum! oranges and rum

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942314 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942415 lots of rum

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942415 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942434 6500 lietrs of rum

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942434 386314_2 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942468 When they reached Rio they stayed for a month and had fresh fruit and vegetables, they were able to have 7 oranges a day!

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:47 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942468 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942538 Enjoyed fresh fruit and veggies for a month and could have several oranges a day and 65000 litres of run was used

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942538 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942637 rum was poor quality

]]> 2025-08-26 04:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942637 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942769 Collected seed, rum and fruit lot of oranges- they wont get scurvy

]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942769 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942879 at rio de janerio- they stocked up on seeds, fruit and rum. 65000 litres of poor quality rum. cargo was reorganised before they set off.

]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942879 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942888 in taste and smell it is extremely expensive


]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942888 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554942892 65000 litres of rum

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They all enjoyed oranges that they had to reorganise the cargo.

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]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943236 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943284 the 6500 L of rum was poor quality 😭

]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943284 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943456 weather was very varied

]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943456 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943497 Drastic changes in the weather

]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943497 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943656 bad crops

]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943656 386314_2 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943736 Rats, bed bugs and fleas over rode the ships

]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943736 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943872 Seeds did not work and didnt grow due to heat

]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943872 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943884 Key Info

  • 11 ships- 3 ships for food/resources, 6 holding, 2 naval ships

  • Convict conditions were very harsh with poor ventilation, no fresh water, disease, little food, breeding ground for diseases etc.

  • Rio De Janeiro was essential to the fleet

  • harsh weather conditions such as wind, rain, storms and heat


]]> 2025-08-26 04:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943884 https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554943916 port jackson was home to the gadigal people


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  • 6 convicts 3 food supplies and equipment 2 naval

  • water, tools , medical supplies - stuff would last 2 years.

  • poor health - infested buried disease ridden conditions - no ventilation.

  • before it had left ships - some died bc of being chained together in filthy conditions

  • month in rio fresh food and veggies - seeds and plants for new colony and loads of (bad) rum - 65000

  • rlly bad weather - lots of livestock died


    • ]]>     2025-08-26 04:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554944052     https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554944351 Key info:

    • 1500 mouths to feed

    • food to last 2 years

    • all supplys necessary

    • convicts already had poor health before voyage- poor prision conditions

    • Captain cook attempted to make conditions better - more cleaning

    • convicts allowed oranges

    • Large amounts of rum

    • bad quality rum

    • roaches, rats, bedbugs, flees on ships

    ]]>     2025-08-26 04:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554944351     https://padlet.com/hsayer2/w72wjkmkisfcfyf1/wish/3554944451 port jackson was home to the gadigal people before the first fleet arrived

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