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On what date did the First Fleet land and start the first British settlement in Australia?
- a26 January 1788Correct answer
- b1 January 1901
- c26 January 1851
- d25 April 1915
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The First Fleet landed on 26 January 1788 and started the first British settlement. Australians remember this day each year as Australia Day.
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