Colebe | |
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 A portrait of Colebee by Thomas Watling, c. 1792–1797 | |
| Born | c. 1754 Australia |
| Died | After 1806 Australia |
| Nationality | Gadigal |
| Spouse(s) | Daringa (died 1795) Boorea (fl. 1790–1806) Kurubarabulu (fl. 1775–1805) |
Gringerry Kibba Colebee[1][2] (c. 1754 – after 1806), also spelt Colebe, Coleby or Colbee, was an eighteenth-century Gadigal man, an Aboriginal Australian people from present-day Sydney.
After his abduction by British forces and eventual escape, Colebee became a prominent Aboriginal figure during the colonial period as an intermediary between British colonists and the Eora. He is not to be confused with his namesake and brother-in-law Botany Bay Colebee of the Gweagal people.[3][4]
- ^ "Glossary—Colebee". City of Ryde. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Revised draft Cultural Area, list of OAIs and draft Statement of Cultural Association for Kamay Botany Bay and Towra Nature Reserve" (PDF). April 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Smith 2019.
- ^ State Library of New South Wales 2006, p. 15.