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PEMULWUY

Pemulwuy was great Australian warrior.
Pemulwuy fought against the European invaders to save his peoples land. He carried out a guerrilla war against the white invaders from 1780 to 1802.
Pemulwuy was captured in 1797 and managed to escape.He was wounded, survived and continued fighting the invaders. After another 5 years of fighting for his peoples land he was ambushed and shot dead by the invaders in 1802. His head was cut off and sent to England where the head still remains today in a jar of alcohol.

This drawing is based on an image in the State Library, NSW