Colebee

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Colebee (* in New South Wales , Australia ; † 1806 in New South Wales) was an Aboriginal Elder of the Cadigal who was captured in eastern Sydney in late 1789 by order of the then British Governor Arthur Phillip .

Capture and escape

Colebee was captured by Lieutenant William Bradley at Manly Cove on November 23, 1789, along with Bennelong , another well-known elder . Phillip was of the opinion that with two Aborigines he could get to know their language and customs and achieve a peaceful coexistence.

Colebee escaped soon after his capture on the night of December 12, 1789 and Bennelong in May 1790. On October 18, 1790, Colebee and Bennelong - the then leaders of the Aborigines in the Sydney area - met with Phillip to conclude a separate peace. On this occasion, both were presented with metal axes.

Names

Colebee have been given different names such as Kebada Colby , Gringerry Kibba Coleby , Gringerry , Goungarree , Congare . The term Kibba comes from gibba , kibba or kebah and means rock or stone in the language of the Aborigines and was used to denote a man whose front teeth were knocked out at his initiation .

Colebee's totem was the white-bellied sea eagle ( Haliaetus leucogaster ).

family

Colebee's wife was Daringa, a half-sister of Moorooboora, an elder. Colebee fought with Bennelong for his wife Kurubarabulu. Colebee died in 1806 after or shortly after a rematch with Bennelong.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ nla.gov.au (PDF; 618 kB): Port Jackson People , in English, accessed on October 12, 2011.
  2. ^ A b Keith Vincent Smith: Colebee. at dictionaryofsydney.org , 2008, in English, accessed October 12, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Colebee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kebada Colby; Gringerry Kibba Coleby; Gringerry; Goungarree; Congare
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Aboriginal elder who was captured by the British
DATE OF BIRTH 18th century
PLACE OF BIRTH New South Wales , Australia
DATE OF DEATH 1806
Place of death New South Wales