Bennelong Revealed en A six-part podcast series on the life of Woollarawarre Bennelong. This six-part podcast series revisits the story of Bennelong through the lens of Indigenous oral culture and Historical accounts from some of the leading historians of the early colony of Sydney.  In conversation with Cultural Resilience Hub Manager Associate Professor Pauline Clague of UTS, Kate Fullagar Professor of history at the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Historian, Curator, and Author Dr. Keith Vincent Smith, and Honorary Associate Professor of Physical Geography at Macquarie University, Dr. Peter Mitchell. This series gives an insight into Bennelong’s story a layered and complex narrative, offering us all the opportunity to reflect upon his legacy between two cultures, colliding within the pristine surroundings of (Warrane) Sydney Cove. For further information go to our website www.bennelongrevealed.com https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3b510426-24d6-11ed-bb4a-8b789d8afb8d/image/Bennelong_revealed.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Bennelong Revealed episodic A six-part podcast series on the life of Woollarawarre Bennelong. This six-part podcast series revisits the story of Bennelong through the lens of Indigenous oral culture and Historical accounts from some of the leading historians of the early colony of Sydney.  In conversation with Cultural Resilience Hub Manager Associate Professor Pauline Clague of UTS, Kate Fullagar Professor of history at the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Historian, Curator, and Author Dr. Keith Vincent Smith, and Honorary Associate Professor of Physical Geography at Macquarie University, Dr. Peter Mitchell. This series gives an insight into Bennelong’s story a layered and complex narrative, offering us all the opportunity to reflect upon his legacy between two cultures, colliding within the pristine surroundings of (Warrane) Sydney Cove. For further information go to our website www.bennelongrevealed.com A six-part podcast series on the life of Woollarawarre Bennelong.

This six-part podcast series revisits the story of Bennelong through the lens of Indigenous oral culture and Historical accounts from some of the leading historians of the early colony of Sydney. 

In conversation with Cultural Resilience Hub Manager Associate Professor Pauline Clague of UTS, Kate Fullagar Professor of history at the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Historian, Curator, and Author Dr. Keith Vincent Smith, and Honorary Associate Professor of Physical Geography at Macquarie University, Dr. Peter Mitchell. This series gives an insight into Bennelong’s story a layered and complex narrative, offering us all the opportunity to reflect upon his legacy between two cultures, colliding within the pristine surroundings of (Warrane) Sydney Cove.

For further information go to our website www.bennelongrevealed.com

]]> #6 Bennelong - New Tribe, Kissing Point On his arrival back to Warrane (Sydney Cove) Bennelong quickly dropped his English veneer and drew together the remnants of different clans and created  the Kissing Point Tribe. This action took place at the very time when the colony was on the point of insurrection and it can be seen as one of the first decolonising acts from an Aboriginal person. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:56:00 -0000 full On his arrival back to Warrane (Sydney Cove) Bennelong quickly dropped his English veneer and drew together the remnants of different clans and created  the Kissing Point Tribe. This action took place at the very time when the colony was on the point of insurrection and it can be seen as one of the first decolonising acts from an Aboriginal person. On his arrival back to Warrane (Sydney Cove) Bennelong quickly dropped his English veneer and drew together the remnants of different clans and created  the Kissing Point Tribe. This action took place at the very time when the colony was on the point of insurrection and it can be seen as one of the first decolonising acts from an Aboriginal person.

]]> 1233 #1 Introduction During the lead up to 2020 and the anniversary of Cook coming to Australia a group of Historians and a filmmaker began to talk about the lack of knowledge of one of our significant men of Sydney Cove, Bennelong. What then was delayed through covid was a journey of discovery for a new narrative of working through the ideas and the myths behind the man Bennelong. As a child Pauline had been told stories of Bennelong as a staunch man who was one of our first political prisoners, an international diplomat a linguist and strategist, this worked against what she read as a teenager and so has always been passionate about making sure the oral histories come out about our influential men and women who where written into history from white lenses. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 01:01:00 -0000 full During the lead up to 2020 and the anniversary of Cook coming to Australia a group of Historians and a filmmaker began to talk about the lack of knowledge of one of our significant men of Sydney Cove, Bennelong. What then was delayed through covid was a journey of discovery for a new narrative of working through the ideas and the myths behind the man Bennelong. As a child Pauline had been told stories of Bennelong as a staunch man who was one of our first political prisoners, an international diplomat a linguist and strategist, this worked against what she read as a teenager and so has always been passionate about making sure the oral histories come out about our influential men and women who where written into history from white lenses. During the lead up to 2020 and the anniversary of Cook coming to Australia a group of Historians and a filmmaker began to talk about the lack of knowledge of one of our significant men of Sydney Cove, Bennelong. What then was delayed through covid was a journey of discovery for a new narrative of working through the ideas and the myths behind the man Bennelong. As a child Pauline had been told stories of Bennelong as a staunch man who was one of our first political prisoners, an international diplomat a linguist and strategist, this worked against what she read as a teenager and so has always been passionate about making sure the oral histories come out about our influential men and women who where written into history from white lenses.



]]> 713 #2 Bennelong - Early Life Woollarawarre Bennelong is one of the most widely known Aboriginal peoples associated with the Colonial settlement of Australia. His Name surrounds us in place names and commercial premises along the harbour. Born around 1764 in the Homebush Bay Area. A Wangal man we talk about what his childhood would have been like living on the estuary from Parramatta to Darling Harbour. He would have been around 6 the first time Cook sailed into Botany Bay. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 01:00:00 -0000 full Woollarawarre Bennelong is one of the most widely known Aboriginal peoples associated with the Colonial settlement of Australia. His Name surrounds us in place names and commercial premises along the harbour. Born around 1764 in the Homebush Bay Area. A Wangal man we talk about what his childhood would have been like living on the estuary from Parramatta to Darling Harbour. He would have been around 6 the first time Cook sailed into Botany Bay. Woollarawarre Bennelong is one of the most widely known Aboriginal peoples associated with the Colonial settlement of Australia. His Name surrounds us in place names and commercial premises along the harbour. Born around 1764 in the Homebush Bay Area. A Wangal man we talk about what his childhood would have been like living on the estuary from Parramatta to Darling Harbour. He would have been around 6 the first time Cook sailed into Botany Bay.

]]> 410 #3 Bennelong - Contact With The Colony News of the arrival of the fleet in Botany Bay would have quickly passed around the coast and despite the colonists being told to ‘warra warra’ (go away).  Now in his twenties when the tall ships rolled in to Sydney Cove.  Bennelong began his time with the colony as a prisoner in Governor house, along with Colabee. He quickly learned how to communicate with the foreigners and although he was able to escape, he remained after the shackles came off. Probably to figure out what the new people wanted. He was given a hut on what is now called Bennelong Point and was by this time  married to his second wife, Barangaroo a fiercely defiant woman who lived close by, but refused to engage with the colony. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:59:00 -0000 full News of the arrival of the fleet in Botany Bay would have quickly passed around the coast and despite the colonists being told to ‘warra warra’ (go away).  Now in his twenties when the tall ships rolled in to Sydney Cove.  Bennelong began his time with the colony as a prisoner in Governor house, along with Colabee. He quickly learned how to communicate with the foreigners and although he was able to escape, he remained after the shackles came off. Probably to figure out what the new people wanted. He was given a hut on what is now called Bennelong Point and was by this time  married to his second wife, Barangaroo a fiercely defiant woman who lived close by, but refused to engage with the colony. News of the arrival of the fleet in Botany Bay would have quickly passed around the coast and despite the colonists being told to ‘warra warra’ (go away).  Now in his twenties when the tall ships rolled in to Sydney Cove.  Bennelong began his time with the colony as a prisoner in Governor house, along with Colabee. He quickly learned how to communicate with the foreigners and although he was able to escape, he remained after the shackles came off. Probably to figure out what the new people wanted. He was given a hut on what is now called Bennelong Point and was by this time  married to his second wife, Barangaroo a fiercely defiant woman who lived close by, but refused to engage with the colony.

]]> 758 #4 Bennelong - Impact The white perception of Aboriginal people was driven by a lack of understanding. Often  described as savages, the impact of people like Bennelong were not recognised. One of the worst examples is the awful obituary of Bennelong written by George Howe. Ironically penned at the time when white society was extremely violent, awash with alcohol, underwritten by slavery and colonisation, and held attitudes towards women which were highly discriminatory. Bennelong’s passing made ‘front page news’, in a male dominated, white settlement at a time of rapid colonial expansion all of which was impinging on Aboriginal lands and values. This also menat that his graveside was not honoured and the search for his grave later gave rise to a questioning of the negative status implied to him by the colony. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:58:00 -0000 full The white perception of Aboriginal people was driven by a lack of understanding. Often  described as savages, the impact of people like Bennelong were not recognised. One of the worst examples is the awful obituary of Bennelong written by George Howe. Ironically penned at the time when white society was extremely violent, awash with alcohol, underwritten by slavery and colonisation, and held attitudes towards women which were highly discriminatory. Bennelong’s passing made ‘front page news’, in a male dominated, white settlement at a time of rapid colonial expansion all of which was impinging on Aboriginal lands and values. This also menat that his graveside was not honoured and the search for his grave later gave rise to a questioning of the negative status implied to him by the colony. The white perception of Aboriginal people was driven by a lack of understanding. Often  described as savages, the impact of people like Bennelong were not recognised. One of the worst examples is the awful obituary of Bennelong written by George Howe. Ironically penned at the time when white society was extremely violent, awash with alcohol, underwritten by slavery and colonisation, and held attitudes towards women which were highly discriminatory. Bennelong’s passing made ‘front page news’, in a male dominated, white settlement at a time of rapid colonial expansion all of which was impinging on Aboriginal lands and values. This also menat that his graveside was not honoured and the search for his grave later gave rise to a questioning of the negative status implied to him by the colony.



]]> 822 #5 Bennelong - Voyage to London The colony expanded and for the most part the Aboriginal people were ignored, but conflict over resources increased, and Bennelong realised that permanent change was underway. Phillip returned to London taking Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne with him. Little is known about their time in London, other than the writing and performance of their music. Possibly the reason for them going was to meet with the king, but this did not eventuate. After Yemmerrawanne’s death Bennelong moved onto the ship for seven months,  awaiting his return back to his country.  Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:57:00 -0000 full The colony expanded and for the most part the Aboriginal people were ignored, but conflict over resources increased, and Bennelong realised that permanent change was underway. Phillip returned to London taking Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne with him. Little is known about their time in London, other than the writing and performance of their music. Possibly the reason for them going was to meet with the king, but this did not eventuate. After Yemmerrawanne’s death Bennelong moved onto the ship for seven months,  awaiting his return back to his country.  The colony expanded and for the most part the Aboriginal people were ignored, but conflict over resources increased, and Bennelong realised that permanent change was underway. Phillip returned to London taking Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne with him. Little is known about their time in London, other than the writing and performance of their music. Possibly the reason for them going was to meet with the king, but this did not eventuate. After Yemmerrawanne’s death Bennelong moved onto the ship for seven months,  awaiting his return back to his country. 



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