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Commentary on Theories of Mathematics Education

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284 L. English and B. Sriraman<br />

Appendix: First Fleet Data Table<br />

Records<br />

<strong>of</strong><br />

floods<br />

Ave<br />

m<strong>on</strong>thly<br />

rainfall<br />

Fishing Ave<br />

temp<br />

Fresh water<br />

availability<br />

Local<br />

bush<br />

tucker<br />

Trees &<br />

plants<br />

Land<br />

suitable<br />

for<br />

livestock<br />

Soil<br />

quality<br />

Able to<br />

transport<br />

harvested or<br />

manufactured<br />

items from<br />

site<br />

Land<br />

available<br />

for<br />

future<br />

growth<br />

Shark<br />

infested<br />

waters<br />

Accessible<br />

by sea<br />

18 ◦ 98 mm 3<br />

Yes but<br />

unskilled<br />

men can<br />

<strong>on</strong>ly fish<br />

from a<br />

boat<br />

Small creek<br />

to north but<br />

low swamp<br />

land near it<br />

Emu,<br />

kangaroo,<br />

cassowary,<br />

opossum,<br />

birds<br />

Dry Very large<br />

hardwood<br />

trees, can’t<br />

cut down<br />

with basic<br />

tools<br />

Damp,<br />

swampy<br />

land, may<br />

lead to<br />

disease,<br />

mud flats<br />

Yes Yes Yes by boat<br />

&land<br />

Sea coast<br />

over 47 km<br />

l<strong>on</strong>g, open<br />

and<br />

unprotected<br />

Botany<br />

Bay, NSW<br />

18 ◦ 98 mm 7<br />

Yes but<br />

unskilled<br />

men can<br />

<strong>on</strong>ly fish<br />

from a<br />

boat<br />

Tank<br />

Stream<br />

flowing &<br />

several<br />

springs<br />

Emu,<br />

kangaroo,<br />

cassowary,<br />

opossum,<br />

birds, wild<br />

ducks<br />

Very large<br />

hardwood<br />

trees, Red &<br />

Yellow<br />

Gum, can’t<br />

cut down<br />

with basic<br />

tools<br />

Rank<br />

grass<br />

fatal to<br />

sheep &<br />

hogs,<br />

good for<br />

cattle &<br />

horses<br />

Unfertile,<br />

hot, dry<br />

even<br />

sandy in<br />

parts<br />

Yes Yes Yes by boat<br />

&land<br />

Deep water<br />

close to<br />

shore,<br />

sheltered<br />

Sydney<br />

Cove, Port<br />

Jacks<strong>on</strong>,<br />

NSW<br />

18 ◦ 98 mm 40<br />

Yes but<br />

unskilled<br />

men can<br />

<strong>on</strong>ly fish<br />

from a<br />

boat<br />

On the<br />

Parramatta<br />

River<br />

Plentiful,<br />

including<br />

eels<br />

Smaller<br />

more<br />

manageable<br />

trunks, hoop<br />

& bunya<br />

pines—<br />

s<strong>of</strong>twood<br />

Good for<br />

all<br />

No Yes By land <strong>on</strong>ly Rich,<br />

fertile,<br />

produces<br />

luxuriant<br />

grass<br />

Yes 25 km<br />

inland up<br />

the<br />

Parramatta<br />

River<br />

Rosehill,<br />

Parramatta,<br />

NSW

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