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Apr 30, 2020 · An artist's impression of Captain Cook's landing at Kurnell on April 29, 1770. (Supplied) In December 1790, Pemulwuy speared convict and gamekeeper, John McIntyre. McIntyre was known for killing ...
Pemulwuy (/pɛməlwɔɪ/ PEM-əl-woy; c. 1750 – c. 2 June 1802) was a Bidjigal warrior of the Dharug, an Aboriginal Australian people from New South Wales. One of the most famous Aboriginal resistance fighters in the colonial era, he is noted for his resistance to European colonisation which began with the arrival of the First Fleet in January 1788.
- 1790-1802
- British victory
Nov 18, 2022 · A remarkable man. Despite his reputation – both before and after his death – only a few firm facts are known about Pemulwuy (or Bembilwuyam). He was born sometime around 1750, and was shot dead on or just prior to 2 June 1802. A Bidjigal (Bidgigal) man from the Botany Bay area of Sydney, his country ‘stretched from Botany Bay south of the ...
During one confrontation Pemulwuy, with about 100 Aboriginal warriors, marched into the new settlement of Parramatta and threatened to spear anyone who tried to stop them. Colonial soldiers opened fire. At least five Aboriginal men were killed and Pemulwuy was wounded in the head and body. Pemulwuy survived his wounds and escaped a few days later.
Pemulwuy, bronze portrait by Masha Marjanovich, created with the permission of Bidjigal elders. Pemulwuy (c.1750–1802), Aboriginal warrior, was born near what was later named Botany Bay, on the northern side of the Georges River, New South Wales. His name (also spelt as Pemulwhy, Pemulwoy or other variations) was derived from the Darug ...
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Pemulwuy was a courageous resistance fighter who led a guerrilla war against the British settlement at Sydney Cove from 1788 through to 1802. Because of his resistance to the invaders, he became one of the most remembered and written about historical figures in Australian Aboriginal history. Pemulwuy was a Bidjigal man from the Botany Bay area ...
Jan 23, 2021 · He was an Aboriginal man from Sydney who was there when the British landed in 1788 and he would go on to lead a decade-long war of resistance against them. More than two centuries on, in La ...
