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.
For other uses, see The Sound of Silence (disambiguation). The Sound of Silence, originally The Sounds of Silence, is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over a period of several months in 1963 and 1964.