Representations in Literature and Film
- Marcus Clarke's 1874 novel, For the Term of His Natural Life, and the 1983 television adaptation of the novel.
- Eleanor Dark's 1947 Timeless Land trilogy, which spans the colonisation from 1788-1811. The 1980s television drama, The Timeless Land, was based on this trilogy.
- Willmott, E., 1987, Pemulwuy – the Rainbow Warrior, documenting the white settlement and resistance by Australian Aboriginal people, led by Pemulwuy, a member of the Bidjigal clan in the Sydney area.
Read more about this topic: History Of Australia (1788-1850)
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