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1790 - North Coastal - view
Pemulwuy, a
feared Koori warrior and leader, is said to have led attacks on it.
1790 - North Coastal - view
Bennelong
escapes from Governor Phillip’s house.
1790 - North Coastal - view
Willermarin,
a Koori man visiting from the north, spears Governor Phillip at Manly Cove.
Phillip has taken up the invitation of Bennelong to attend a whale feast.
Phillip is the victim of an attack and is speared in the shoulder, staggers
back to his longboat while his soldiers disperse the Aboriginal people. Phillip
does not order retribution and Bennelong is later welcomed back into Phillip’s
confidence.
1790 - South Coastal - view
McIntyre
1790 - North Coastal - view
Pemulwuy,
a Koori from near Parramatta,
fights the invasion by the English through attacks upon the settlement. His
group commits many raids killing or wounding 17 people. Pemulwuy spears
Governor Phillip’s game keeper John McIntire who dies from his wounds.