Cortisol (hydrocortisone), a corticosteroid with both glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid activity and effects. Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.
The light stands at the entrance to Botany Bay. The light was required so north-bound shipping could hug the coast and avoid the strong southerly currents further out to sea. The lighthouse is on the southern side of the entrance to Botany Bay and is about 45 minutes south of Sydney. Page last updated:
They came on a fleet consisting of two warships, three supply ships and six ships which carried the main group, almost 800 convicts. Governor Arthur Phillip was in command. When the fleet reached the planned destination of Botany Bay, Governor Phillip was disappointed to find that it was not suitable for settlement.So the fleet continued a few kilometers up the coast to an inlet Cook had named Port Jackson.Here Phillip found what he described as 'the finest harbour in the world'.he British government and Governor Phillip had good intentions towards Aboriginal people in 1788. Despite this, relations between black and white people at Sydney Cove soon deteriorated. Some of the reasons for this were: http://www.janesoceania.com/australia_europeans/index.htm (2 of 10)8/12/2007 4:32:07 PM.