Billibellary

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Billibellary was a prominent 19th-century Wurundjeri ngurungaeta (clan leader) known for his role in early relations between his people and British colonists around the area now called Melbourne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous Australian leader
Wurundjeri person
clan leader
ngurungaeta
associatedWithEvent early settlement of Melbourne
associatedWithPlace Naarm (Melbourne) area NERFINISHED
country Australia
culture Kulin NERFINISHED
Wurundjeri NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Wurundjeri NERFINISHED
gender male
hasTitle ngurungaeta of Wurundjeri-willam clan NERFINISHED
historicalContext early British colonisation of Victoria
indigenousNation Kulin nation NERFINISHED
knownFor attempts to protect Wurundjeri land and people
early relations between Wurundjeri people and British colonists
interactions with early Melbourne settlers
leadership during early colonisation of Port Phillip
languageGroup Woiwurrung language NERFINISHED
nativeTo lands around the Yarra River
notableFor mediating between Wurundjeri people and British authorities
resistance to loss of Wurundjeri land
occupation Aboriginal leader
partOf Kulin nation NERFINISHED
partOfCommunity Wurundjeri-willam clan NERFINISHED
people Woiwurrung NERFINISHED
region Port Phillip District NERFINISHED
area now known as Melbourne
role Wurundjeri ngurungaeta NERFINISHED
clan headman
sourceType historical figure
timePeriod 19th century

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Wurundjeri people hasNotableLeader Billibellary