Yemmerrawanne

Yemmerrawanne (c. 1775 - 18 May 1794[1]) was a member of the Wangal clan,[1] part of the Dharug people in the Port Jackson area at the time of the first British settlement in Australia, in 1788.

In December 1792, Arthur Phillip left the colony on the convict transport ship Atlantic to return to England.

[5][6][7] Atlantic called at Rio de Janeiro, where their presence was noted:the said ship carried Arthur Filippe, the first Governor of that remote colony; this celebrated Officer, (well known for having served in the Portuguese Navy) among the many curiosities of animals and collections of the products of Nature, also brought two men from that new country, well proportioned, and in colour similar to the blacks, but with less curly hair; They were of a sweet nature, obliging to those who asked of them their dances and other strange gestures; and they had great facility in pronouncing Portuguese.

[1][3] After arriving in London, Yemmerrawanne and Bennelong were provided with fashionable clothing, suitable for wearing in English society.

Both Aboriginal men were moved to Eltham, where Yemmerrawanne was treated by the physician Gilbert Blane.