Who was Pemulwuy?

Answer 1

Pemulwuy was an aboriginal warrior who led the resistance against the invasion of the British settlers in Australia in the Sydney area. Between 1790 and 1802, when he was killed, Pemulwuy led a series of guerilla attacks against the white settlers, burning their huts, crops and livestock, and stealing their possessions. He is considered a hero among the indigenous Australians, most of whom peacefully allowed the British settlers to take over their land.

Answer 2

Pemulwuy was a mamber of the Bidjigal people, who occupied the area around botany Bay, New South Wales. the Bidjigal territory extended from Botany Bay south of the Cooks River, west along the Georges River, to Salt Pan Creek, south of today's Bankstown.

Answer 3

It is believed that Pemulwuy belonged to one of the 'woods tribes' or Bediagal (Bidjigal) clan.