Remembering Gudyarra

Gudyarra (war) and the Bicentennial of Martial Law, 2024 (1) - Sydney Basin: The Country of the Dharug speaking peoples Map: A. Maie 26 January 1788 - the British First Fleet arrives in Warrang/Sydney Cove, the country of the Cadigal peoples. During the year people straying unarmed outside the camp boundary are in danger of being attacked, killed or go missing.   Everyone is warned not to venture beyond camp without armed guards. ( https://maietime.blogspot.com/2020/01/elizabeth-pulley-sets-sail-vii-fifth.html ) 1788 – Explorations are conducted during the year to the north and west.  All are accompanied by armed guards.  Governor Phillip begins planning a satellite settlement at the head of the river on Burramattagal country.  Conflict between the locals (Eora – people of this place) and the new arrivals (Berewalgal – people from far away) continues.    https://maietime.blogspot.com/2020/02/1788-elizabeth-pulleys-first-year.html 1789 – The smallpo...

  (family album) If we remain silent we can pretend it never happened. Aboriginal peoples and especially Wiradjuri peoples should be aware that this series will contain content which is highly upsetting and may contain images, names and stories of people who are deceased. 2024 marks 200 years since Martial Law was proclaimed on the Wiradjuri peoples in the Central West, including on Mowgee, Guntawang, Dabee and Bogee peoples. (Mudgee region) . [1] This series attempts to summarize some of the major events which led to this Proclamation and the violence that was part of it, especially focussing on Mudgee region.   It is drawn from my own research and reading which I dived into in 1998 as part of research into my own family’s journey and what occurred in the areas they moved.   Links are to my family’s story as well as other related information.  Prime source for the war in the Central West NSW is Stephen Gapp's, Gudyarra: The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance ...