When the First Fleet reached Sydney Cove in January 1788, the convict transport Scarborough also carried 5,000 bricks and 12 wooden moulds for making bricks. This token consignment sufficed for the first settlers to make a start on the colony's first buildings, until they could find a suitable site for brick-making.
When the First Fleet arrived at Sydney Cove in January 1788, the convict transport Scarborough also carried 5,000 bricks and 12 wooden molds for making bricks. This small shipment was enough to allow the first settlers to begin construction on the colony's initial buildings until they could find a suitable location for brick production.