Here are the main reasons you would not be eligible: 1  You have not met the eligibility requirements. 2  You have been found guilty of a felony, or pleaded guilty to a felony.
1788: Captain Arthur Phillip establishes a convict settlement at Sydney Cove. Captain Arthur Phillip RN was the commander of the First Fleet of 11 ships that sailed into Botany Bay, New South Wales, in January 1788. Three days later he chose a site at nearby Sydney Cove, in Port Jackson, and on 26 January began to establish a convict settlement.
Early life and career. 1  Arthur was the son of William Arthur, a Baptist minister, and Malvina Stone. 2  Arthur joined the Republican Party in the 1850s, became active in local politics, and served as quartermaster general of New York stateâs troops during the Civil War.