23. The Bathurst War and Windradyne

Truth Be Told Podcast - 3 Brothers Production · Aug 25, 2026 · 19m

Episode 23: The Bathurst War and Windradyne's Resistance In August 1824, a Wiradjuri leader named Windradyne walked into Parramatta for an annual public gathering. On his head he wore a piece of paper attached to his hat, with two words written on it in English. Peace. Windradyne. He had been declared an outlaw. There was a reward on his head. He had spent months at the centre of one of the most sustained campaigns of Aboriginal resistance in the history of New South Wales, while the colonial government responded with soldiers, martial law, and orders to shoot Aboriginal people on sight…