Captain Arthur Phillip
by Morgan Gurney
1. Captain Arthur Phillip was previously a cattle and agricultural farmer.
2. In July, 1793, Captain Arthur Phillip formally resigned as Governor of New South Wales. Phillip was exhausted and was showing signs of poor health.
3. Captain Arthur Phillip was speared by an Aboriginal man near the collarbone on Manly beach.
4. Phillip joined the Royal Navy at about the age of 15
5. Captain Arthur Phillip was born on the 11th of October, 1738 and died on the 31st of August, 1814
6. Captain Arthur Phillip became the first Governor of Australia
