The First Fleet was the first fleet of eleven ships which arrived in Australia in January 1788, carrying convicts, officers, marines and their families. They arrived at Port J â¦ ackson, now known as Sydney, New South Wales, to establish a convict colony.board the ships of the First Fleet were over 700 convicts, almost 200 soldiers (some with wives and families) and Captains Arthur Phillip and John Hunter.
The Sound of Silence  is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over the period of several months between 1963â1964.
Originally titled  The Sounds of Silence  on Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. as well as on the single release and Sounds of Silence album, the song was retitled for later compilations beginning with Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits. In 2011, the band Bobaflex covered The Sound of Silence on their album Hell in my Heart. 2  In 2011, Phil and Tim Hanseroth covered The Sound of Silence on Brandi Carlile 's album Live at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony.