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Musquito

Musquito. Annabel and Maegan 7I CGHS. Identity. Musquito (1780 – 25 February 1825) was an Indigenous Australian outlaw and bushranger, based in Van Diemen's Land. He was born in Sydney Cove and later on transported to Van Diemen's Land for murdering his wife .

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Musquito

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  1. Musquito Annabel and Maegan 7I CGHS

  2. Identity • Musquito (1780 – 25 February 1825) was an Indigenous Australian outlaw and bushranger, based in Van Diemen's Land. • He was born in Sydney Cove and later on transported to Van Diemen's Land for murdering his wife. • He was an Eora man(Gai-Mariagal) • Musquito was an Aboriginal resistance leader and tracker, also known as Mosquito, Musquetta, Bush Muschetta or Muskito Old map of Van Diemen's land

  3. Importance In The Aboriginal Cause • Musquito had a very significant role in the Aboriginal cause because he put together a gang of Aborigines. • These Aboriginals robbed and murdered white settlers and their farmhands. • This helped slow down the British colonisation. Hand draw picture of what Musquito would have looked like

  4. Timeline He was a servant of Edward Lord. In October he helped to track and kill the bushranger Michael Howe. Musquito was evacuated aboard the Minstrel for Port Dalrymple (Launceston), Van Diemen's Land. Musquito was born on the north shore of Port Jackson, New South Wales. 1805 1817 1818 1780 1813 1818 Henry Melville later recounted Musquito's statement that Sorell's broken promise, and ostracism by convicts, drove him into the bush, where he formed the 'tame gang', which Rev. He participated in raids on settlers' properties in the Hawkesbury and Georges River districts. Lieutenant-Governor Sorell praised his service as a tracker of bushrangers and approved his return to 'his Native Place', but this never eventuated.

  5. Timeline After his recovery, Musquito and Jack were charged with aiding and abetting the murder of a stockkeeper, and tried without oaths in the Supreme Court, Hobart Town, in December. With 'Black Jack', the band killed several stockkeepers in raids on the east coast in November 1825 1824 1823 1824 In August Musquito was wounded and captured by an Aboriginal boy named Teague. Musquito was convicted on dubious evidence, Jack on a second charge; both were hanged on 25 February

  6. Bibliography • http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/musquito-13124 • http://epress.anu.edu.au/aborig_history/transgressions/mobile_devices/ch07.html • http://www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/Aboriginal%20History.pdf • http://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/B/Bushranging.htm

  7. Written and designed by Annabel and Maegan

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