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Bennelong is taken away along with Colebee
Governor Phillip captures two Aboriginal men named Bennelong and Colebee in hopes of learning communication with the aboriginals. While Colebee ran away for he did not enjoy the European way of life, -
Outbreak of small pox causes suspicion
Smallpox affects the Aboriginal population of Port Jackson, Botany Bay and Broken Bay. The disease spread inland and along the coast. It is suspected that the despise was let loose by the settlers. This shows that the settlers could have wanted to wipe out the aboriginals. -
Benalong escapes after around 5 months in the settlement
After 5 months living with the settlement, Benelong and Governor Philip. They build a close friendship. One night, Benelong claimed that he felt ill, and then proceed to escape into the night, while still maintaining contact with Philip. -
John McEntire gets speared
Pemulwuy, an aboriginal, spears Phillip’s gamekeeper, John McEntire. because of this event, Phillip orders the first punitive expedition. -
Philip takes 2 aboriginals to England
Bennelong and a man named Yemmerrawanie were taken to England by Phillip. Yemmarrawanie died in England. Bennelong met George III. Once he returned, Bennelong went back to live in the tribes. Benelong died in 1813. -
Aboriginal land is slowly being taken
Settlers are farming on the Hawkesbury. Aboriginal people losing their land, This provokes a slow building rebellion. -
Pemulwuy Is proving to be difficult to defeat
Pemulwuy is considered unable to be killed by bullets after being shot seriously twice, and surviving both times. In March 1797, Pemulwuy led a group of aboriginal warriors, estimated to be at least 100, in an attack on a government farm at Toongabbie. In 1801 a message was sent to bring Pemulwuy dead or alive. In 1802 Pemulwuy was shot and killed. Pemulway's son Tedbury continued the struggle for a number of years before being killed in 1810. -
Aboriginal people are forced to move
Aboriginal people are forced into mission stations where they can be taught European ideals. They are used as cheap labour. Settlers try to control growth of the Aboriginal population with a policy of absorption. This shows that the settlers were beginning to show a dislike to the native people. -
Loss of land starts large scale killings
There are a number of large scale killings as conflict over land and hunting rights. Four shepherds with muskets ambushed over 50 Tasmanian Aboriginal people from the Pennemukeer tribe from Cape Grim, killing 30 and throwing their bodies over a 60-metre cliff into the sea. This is only one of many Killings -
