Glossary of Names

Killed by Hawkesbury Aborigines:

John Wimbo (Winbow or Wimbolt)

Thomas Hodgkinson (Hosskisson, Hoskinson or Hotskinson)

Men arrested and taken into custody:

Edward Powell

Simon Freebody

James Metcalfe

William Timms

William Butler

Thomas Sambourne (Sanburn, Samburn)

Bishop Thompson

John Pearson

Aboriginal men

The spelling of Aboriginal names is that given by John Hunter rather than by Watkin Tench.

Aboriginal people of the upper Hawkesbury River

– all probably belonging to the upper Hawkesbury area and possibly belonging to the Buruberongal tribal group but today known as Darug (or Dharug) Aborigines:

Jemmy (Little Jemmy)
Little George

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murdered by Argyle Reach settlers

Charley

Coppy

Terribandy

Macnamarra

Major White

Major Worgan

 

Yellowgowie
Yallahmiendi (Yarramundi, Yellomundee)

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understood by colonists to be leaders amongst their tribespeople

Burowan

Gomebeere (Gombee’ree)

Nabbin

Aboriginal people of the Sydney region

Bannelong (Bennelong)

Colebe (Colby)

Arabanoo

Ballerderry

Pemulwy (Pemullaway)

Jurors

Of the Royal Navy:

Captain Henry Waterhouse

Lieutenant John Shortland

Lieutenant Matthew Flinders

Of the New South Wales Corps:

Captain John Macarthur (or McArthur)

Lieutenant Neil McKellar

Lieutenant Thomas Davis

Officers in command at the Hawkesbury

Lieutenant Abbott, June 1795 to mid 1796

Lieutenant Neil McKellar, mid 1796 to August 1798

Lieutenant Anthony Fenn Kemp, August 1798 to August 1799 Lieutenant Thomas Hobby, mid August 1799 to December 1799 and again in 1801

Men in the colony’s administration

Governor John Hunter

David Collins, secretary to the governors and the colony’s first Judge-Advocate Richard Dore, secretary to Governor Hunter (26 June 1798 to 23 January 1799) and Judge-Advocate

Major Francis Grose
Captain William Paterson
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Governor Hunter