Significant People in Australia's history

This website has a profile of the Aboriginal warrior, Pemulwuy who led raids on settlers around Sydney in the 1790s.

The Australian Dictionary of Biography has a brief profile of the Aboriginal warrior, Pemulwuy who led raids on settlers around Sydney in the 1790s and was shot dead in 1802.

The frontier wars were the bloodiest conflict on Australian soil. NITV describes eight of the warriors who fought for their people and their land against colonial forces: Pemulwuy, Musquito, Windradyne, Yagan, Jandamarra, Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner, and Tarenorerer (aka Walyer).

From the series of My Place, this summary of the first decade of 19th century Australia has further topics on history and politics (Bligh and the Rum Rebellion, Pemulwuy, Van Dieman's Land, Castle Hill), society and culture (disease, convict children, female orphan school); science and technology (whalers and sealers, Flinders, Macarthur).