Bennelong

Bennelong was a Wangal man who became an intermediary between Eora people and the British colony at Sydney Cove in the late eighteenth century.

Woollarawarre Bennelong: Woollarawarre Bennelong was an Eora man from the Wangal clan who lived during the early British colonization of Australia. This fuller name identifies the man known in British records as Bennelong.
Bennelong Point: Bennelong Point is the Sydney Harbour headland on which the Sydney Opera House stands. The headland was associated with Bennelong and became the site of a British-built hut for him.
First Fleet: The First Fleet was the British fleet that established the penal colony at Sydney Cove in 1788. Its arrival began the settlement that transformed Bennelong’s Country and political circumstances.
Aboriginal resistance to British colonization: Aboriginal resistance to British colonization comprised the varied acts of opposition to British occupation and dispossession. Bennelong’s negotiations existed alongside resistance by Aboriginal people defending Country.
Arabanoo: Arabanoo was an Aboriginal man captured by British colonists at Sydney Cove in 1788. His captivity preceded Bennelong’s and reflects the colony’s early efforts to establish contact.
Bennelong's capture: Bennelong’s capture was the 1789 abduction of the Wangal man by British authorities seeking communication with Aboriginal people. His confinement began one of the most consequential phases of his contact with the colony.
British colonization of Australia: British colonization of Australia began with the 1788 establishment of a penal colony at Sydney Cove. The colony’s expansion framed Bennelong’s encounters with British power.
Aboriginal Australians: Aboriginal Australians are the Indigenous peoples of mainland Australia and many nearby islands, with diverse cultures and languages. Bennelong’s historical significance is inseparable from the ongoing presence of Aboriginal peoples.
Pemulwuy: Pemulwuy was a Bidjigal resistance leader who fought British colonization around Sydney from 1790 until 1802. His armed resistance contrasts with Bennelong’s periods of negotiation and cooperation.
Bennelong's visit to England: Bennelong’s visit to England was his 1792–1795 journey with Yemmerrawanne and British colonial officials. The journey made him one of the first Aboriginal Australians to visit Britain.

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