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Annan, William

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Aboriginal man who lived on the southern side of Botany Bay and was sometimes called the 'Chief of Port Hacking'. His English name was based on the name of convict transport and whaling ship, the William and Ann, and he was referred to in the press by various versions of this including Willimannan, Wil-lam-an-nan, Wilhamanan among many others. In the 1820s, he worked as an armed police tracker as well as on whaling ships. In 1838 he was stung by a catfish while fishing with Europeans in Darling Harbour and taken to the General Hospital where his right arm was eventually amputated. He died of exposure in Hyde Park in 1844.

Bundle

Aboriginal man who was an elder of the Cowpastures people. As a child he was orphaned soon after the colony was established and is often referred to in early records as 'Young Bundle'. Over four decades he travelled extensively as a guide to coastal explorers, often assisting as interpreter. He also worked as a tracker and native constable. His name was also written in English records as Bondel, Bundil, Bundell. Bon-del, Bundal,or Burreach.

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Bungraa, Ben

Aboriginal man from the Pitt Town area who was a skilled tracker. He knew the Reverend John McGarvie and may have acted as his guide in 1829.

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Gilbert, Namut

Namut Gilbert was a Darug man and leader in the Liverpool area. He was a skilled tracker and led the police to the grave of Frederick Fisher in 1826.

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