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" Item No:  C1224(1) Item 17 Subject:  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander  Community Hub             Prepared By: Julian Oon - Property Project Manager, Samuel Pagano - Property Project Manager and Michael Craven - Capital Projects Manager   Authorised By:  Ryann Midei - Director Infrastructure RECOMMENDATION That Council receive and note the report   STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE This report supports the following strategic directions contained within Council’s Community Strategic Plan: 4: Healthy, resilient and caring communities     EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Inner West Council understands our responsibilities and role in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to promote cultural heritage and history, address areas of disadvantage, and protect and preserve the environment as well as sites of significance to Abori...

' Pemulwuy[a] (/pɛməlwɔɪ/ PEM-əl-woy;[2] c. 1750 – c. 2 June 1802) was a Bidjigal warrior of the Dharug ,[3] an Aboriginal Australian people from New South Wales.' - wikipedia " Two years after the arrival of the First Fleet, Aboriginal warrior Pemulwuy began to resist the incursion of white settlers onto his people’s traditional lands. "Despite being seriously wounded in 1797, he eluded capture until 1802 when he was shot dead. Pemulwuy’s head was cut off and sent to Sir Joseph Banks for his collection. " A Bidjigal (Bidgigal) man – one eye had a ‘speck’ or blemish, and one foot was "clubbed" but a Colbee informed the colonists this was an injury inflicted to indicate Pemulwuy’s status as a carradhy or ‘clever man’ .- NMA https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/pemulwuy Governor's of NSW: 1. Captain Arthur Phillip, RN 26 Jan, 1788 to 10 D...

We are asked that, to understand the "Rum Rebellion", we need to understand the Sydney of the day and Europe of the time.  " After serving as a young marine officer in the American Revolutionary War , Johnston [as well as Macurthur and Macquarie] served in the East Indies, fighting against the French, before volunteering to accompany the First Fleet to New South Wales. After serving as adjutant to Governor Arthur Phillip , Johnston served in the New South Wales Corps and he was a key figure in putting down the Castle Hill convict rebellion in 1804. " - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Johnston_(Royal_Marines_officer) George and Ester had met on board ship. Ester Abrahams was a convict being transported to NSW with her baby daughter, Rosanna.  George Johnston was a Veteran of the American Civil War, where he grabbed the flag from the previous flag bearer - his own dying father. He was on the First Fleet as  adjutant to Commander Arthur Phillip . The First...