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1816 - West - view
promises to grant ‘small parcels of land to such of them [Aborigines] as are inclined to become regular settlers’
1816 - North West - view
Aborigines are designated “king” rather than merely “chief”
1816 - West - view
He promises Nurragingy and Colebee a joint grant of 30 acres at South Creek (now Blacktown)
1816 - South West - view
retaliation to attacks upon farms
1816 - North West - view
Governor Macquarie ’s administration grants land
1816 - South West - view
massacre 14 Tharawal and Gundungurra men, women and children
1816 - North West - view
Betty Fulton and Milbah are captured during the Appin Massacre
1816 - South West - view
Further repressive measures follow the Cataract River slaughter
1816 - North West - view
Their land became the “infant settlement” at “the black town” on Richmond Road, later renamed Plumpton
1816 - South West - view
A reward of £10 is offered for anyone bringing any of them in, dead or alive
1816 - North West - view
Governor Macquarie issues a Proclamation forbidding Aborigines to carry offensive weapons within proximity of white settlement
1816 - South West - view
Each of the Aboriginal guides is given a ‘Complete Suit of Slops - Blanket, 4 Days Provisions, Half Pint of Spirits and Half Pound of Tobacco
1816 - North West - view
Bidgee Bidgee and Harry , Nurragingy and Colebee , act as guides. As their reward, the latter two receive land grants on the Richmond Road, which become “the Black Town”
1817 - North West - view
He establishes a punt to ferry travellers
1817 - North West - view
passes through many fires burning on ridgelines. He blames this obstructive behaviour on the Mellon natives behind and the Hawkesbury natives ahead
1818 - North West - view
Bantagran not only saves the lives of party members but opens an invaluable dialogue between Singleton and elders of Hunter Valley tribesmen
1818 - North West - view
Singleton abandons the idea of crossing the mountains in view of what Mu:pi reports. A dash to this large river seems risky
1818 - North West - view
Bantagran is thus the first Aboriginal to describe the river to a local landholder
1818 - North West - view
The first land grant follows in the early 1820s
1818 - North West - view
He tries to convert some of them to Christianity so they will “go to heaven if they die”. This includes “The old King, Yellowmonday” . They laugh at him and walk away