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- Week 45 - Journey's end and new beginnings
- Week 44 - 'excellent eating': kelp, parrots and a new oven
- Week 43 - settling on Holdfast Bay
- Week 42 - the scourge of scurvy
- Week 41 - Fire!
- Week 40 - Finally! The harbour is found
- Week 39 - settling in at Holdfast Bay
- Week 38 - lost in the bush
- Week 37 - taxing 'ardent spirits'
- Week 36 - the Africaine approaches
- Week 35 - feasting on fish
- Week 34 - a tempest
- Week 33 - seeking a site for settlement
- Week 32 - Visions of the future
- Week 31 - Farewell to the Duke of York
- Week 30 - First encounters
- Week 29 - Impressions of the mainland
- Week 28 - A wedding on the beach
- Week 27 - a scandal averted
- Week 26 - the expanding settlement
- Week 25 - The demon drink
- Week 24 - Trouble on land and at sea
- Week 23 - Landfall
- Week 22 - all ships underway
- Week 21 - a sumptuous feast
- Week 20 - infectious disease
- Week 19 - farewells and new beginnings
- Week 18 - the port of Rio
- Week 17 - wet weather and wild tempers
- Week 16 - towards Australia
- Week 15 - high drama on the John Pirie
- Week 14 - steady progress
- Week 13 - tensions reach breaking point
- Week 12 - Crossing the line
- Week 11 - 'dangers stand thick all around'
- Week 10 - fine weather and sea shanties
- Week 09 - to sea at last
- Week 08 - adieu to old England
- Week 07 - aftermath of the storm
- Week 06 - a 'perfect Hurricane'
- Week 05 - the Cygnet sets sail
- Week 04 - A fair wind
- Week 03 - Waiting on the wind
- Week 02 – Storm in the Channel
- Week 01 - Setting sail
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- Week 45: Proclamation and Celebration
- Week 44: The Beginning of a New Colony
- Week 43: Kangaroo Island
- Week 42: Numeracy Onboard
- Week 41: Literacy Onboard
- Week 40: Commodious Harbour
- Week 39: Time
- Week 38: Exploration
- Week 37: Building a Home
- Week 36: Family Life
- Week 35: Pastimes
- Week 34: Aboriginal Perspectives
- Week 33: Fresh Water
- Week 32: Planning the Economy
- Week 31: Transport
- Week 30: Heating up and lighting the way
- Week 29: Discipline and Punishment
- Week 28 - Education
- Week 27 - Navigation
- Week 26: Whose story?
- Week 25: All Dressed Up
- Week 24: Pets
- Week 23: Weddings
- Week 22: In Good Time
- Week 21: What's Cooking?
- Week 20 - Superstitions
- Week 19: Signs and Symbols
- Week 18: Life Onboard
- Week 17: Blowing in the Wind
- Week 16: Crossing the Line
- Week 15: Medicine
- Week 14 Conflict Onboard
- Week 13 Food for Thought
- Week 12 - Pirates and Piracy
- Week 11 - Fishing
- Week 10 A Whale Of A Time
- Week 09 Shipwrecks
- Week 08: Employment
- Week 07: Work Onboard
- Week 06 : Weathering the Storm
- Week 05: Ship Shape
- Week 04 - Livestock
- Week 03 - Communication
- Week 02 - Belief Systems
- Week 01 - Setting sail
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