Pemulwuy
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Pemulwuy was a Bidjigal warrior of the Dharug Nation, an Aboriginal Australian people from New South Wales. One of the most famous Aboriginal resistance fighters in the colonial era, he is noted for h
Engraving of Pemulwuy, 1804
John Caesar
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John Caesar, nicknamed "Black Caesar", was a convict and one of the first people from the African continent to arrive in Australia. He is considered to be the first Australian bushranger.
Pemulwuy
…followers speared a convict near present-day Chippendale. In December 1795, Pemulwuy and his warriors attacked a work party at Botany Bay which included John "Black" Caesar, one of the earliest settlers of African descent and a well-known bushranger. Caesar managed to crack Pemulwuy's skull and many thought he had killed…
An engraving of the First Fleet in Botany Bay in 1788, from The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay. Convict transports such as Alexander are depicted to the left.
Caesar's life was primarily recorded by British officer David Collins.