Aboriginal people resist the occupation of their land and the process of colonisation.
Pemulwuy leads a campaign of resistance to British settlers on the land of the Darug people.
Governor Macquarie orders punitive campaigns against Aboriginal people living around Sydney – the Darug, Tharawal and Gundangarra.
Many Aboriginal people are killed and nations destroyed. A number of massacres of Aboriginal people are recorded over the years as the colony expands.Protectionist policies are implemented, restricting the right of free movement by Aboriginal people.Aboriginal resistance flares with incidents in the Parramatta and Hawkesbury areas of New South Wales.
