Historedia
Group or institution

Darug people

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1794–1795

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Darug people, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Richmond Hill

    1794–1795

    Role: Indigenous combatants

    1. 1794 · Hawkesbury River region, New South WalesBritish settlers occupy Darug lands

      Four hundred British settlers moved onto Darug lands along the Hawkesbury River in 1794, building farms and displacing cultivated yam beds.

    2. From 1794 · Hawkesbury River region, New South WalesDarug raids on settler farms

      Indigenous people conducted a series of raids on settlers, taking food, clothing, arms and anything else they could carry.

    3. May 1795 · Richmond Hill, New South WalesBattle of Richmond Hill

      In May 1795 New South Wales Corps soldiers fought Indigenous Darug warriors at Richmond Hill, in a battle also known as the Richmond Hill Massacre.

    4. Date unknown · St John of God Hospital Richmond, New South WalesCommemoration and questions of identity

      A memorial garden at St John of God Hospital Richmond honours Aboriginal victims, while scholars debate whether the river people were Darug or Darkinyung.

Sources

  1. Battle of Richmond Hill Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  2. Dharug Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-30