The Rum Rum Rebellion 2025:Pemulwuy vs Macarthur
The Rum Rum Rebellion 2025:Pemulwuy vs Macarthur
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| Pimbloy(Pemulwuy): Native of New Holland in a canoe of that country. S. J. Neele. SLV |
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The Rebellion took place in 1808 on the 20th Anniversary of the landing of the first fleet at Farm Cove or Sydney Cove(warrang).1
"The ‘Rum Rebellion’ – a title later conferred on the event by Governor Thomas Brisbane; referred to as the ‘Insurrection’ by contemporaries – was an overthrow of the government, a mutiny against Governor William Bligh’s imperially sanctioned authority. It was not a rebellion over rum nor a popular rebellion by the people, but a forceful removal of a governor from office by sections of the colonial elite and the military." - www.hht.net.au
Permulwuy, a bidgal, lead the Resistance – not just by his own people but neighbouring groups of the Sydney Basin.
“On 1 May 1801 Governor King issued a government and general order that Aborigines near Parramatta, Georges River and Prospect could be shot on sight, and in November a proclamation outlawed Pemulwuy and offered a reward for his death or capture.
Pemulwuy was shot dead about 1 June 1802 by Henry Hacking. George Suttor described the subsequent events: 'his head was cut off, which was, I believe, sent to England'. On 5 June King wrote to Sir Joseph Banks that although he regarded Pemulwuy as 'a terrible pest to the colony, he was a brave and independent character'. He further wrote: 'Understanding that the possession of a New Hollander's head is among the desiderata, I have put it in spirits and forwarded it by the Speedy'.” - https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pemulwuy-13147
Macurthur arrived on the second fleet with a wife and baby, in 1790 … https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macarthur-john-2390
“Much settlement [by Scots] followed the Highland Potato Famine, Highland Clearances and the Lowland Clearances of the mid-19th century.” - wikipedia
Macquarie, Macurther and Johnston were all of Scottish Heritage vs the four first English Governors.
The settlement of Australia was partly driven by the establishment of the USA and the replacement of slaves with convicts for labour as an alternative to hanging. “For the Term of His Natural Life is a story written by Marcus Clarke and published in The Australian Journal between 1870 and 1872 (as His Natural Life). “ - Wikipedia