On 26 January, Australian’s celebrate their national day. On that day, in 1788, the First Fleet arrived from Great Britain at Sydney Cove and the nation that everyone knows as Australia began.
As many know, much of early Australia’s early population was comprised of convicts being transported for their crimes to act as slave labour in the British colonies. Far from being embarrassed by the discovery of convict lineage, modern Australians are proud of the connection. They are often, only half jokingly, referred to as “Australian royalty”.
While the image of a colonial convict is likely that of a man, women were transported as well. One of the ships of the fleet was a women-only vessel. Much like a women’s prison, separating the sexes was for purely practical purposes.
However, when the fleet arrived in Sydney, everyone was let out to mingle. After months at sea, a great orgy took place at the birth place of my nation the likes of which has never been seen again. For a writer of erotic stories, I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the day.
Happy Australia Day everybody.
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