Pemulwuy: warrior, freedom fighter, action hero

Pimbloy: native of New Holland in a canoe of that country, 1804,

Pimbloy (Pemulwuy) native of New Holland in a canoe of that country, 1804 by SJ Neele Source: AAP

He's described as a warrior, a freedom fighter, and a real life action hero - but chances are you won't know his story. Pemulwuy was an Aboriginal man who was in Sydney when the British landed in 1788, and would go on to lead a decade long war of resistance against them.


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