Pemulwuy and The Myall Creek Massacre - HIS - Archive Flashcards
What did Pemulwuy do between the years 1790 and 1802?
Lead continuous attacks against the soldiers and colonists on the outskirts of Sydney.
What attack tactic did Pemulwuy use?
He used guerilla tactics, which is a way of fighting against the superior firepower of the British soldiers.
How did Pemulwuy die?
In 1802, Pemulwuy was leading a war party when he was shot down by two British colonists.
What happened after Pemulwuy’s death?
His head was severed, presented to the governor, pickled, and sent to Sir Joseph Banks in England. The British now claimed that with his death, the Eora people had now been conquered.
What lit the flame for The Myall Creek Massacre to happen?
In 1838, when Aboriginal people killed two European settlers.
How did twelve local stockmen avenge the European settlers death?
They rode to the nearest Aboriginal camp and tied up 28 of the people (including children) and took them to Myall Creek and savagely beat them to death, and burned their bodies.
What happened after The Myall Creek Massacre?
Their was twelve settlers involved in the massacre. Seven of the men were sentenced all to death.
What effects did the converting of Aboriginal land have on both Aboriginal people and the invaders?
They were both being brutalised through the fierce resistances and ruthless battle for land.
What was this time period later referred to by European settlers?
The Black War, fought on the Australian frontier.
