AE 1009 - The Goss: Bennelong's Incredible Life
Send us Fan MailLearn about Australia's rich culture here on the Aussie English podcast!In this episode of The Goss, I talk to my dad about the incredible life of Bennelong.Woollarawarre Bennelong is an Aboriginal Australian who served as an interlocutor -- someone who informally explains the views of a government and also can relay messages back to a government. This remarkable Australian was one of the first native Australians to learn English, and as such, served as a bridge between Europeans and Aboriginal Australians.There was also a story that he was going to meet King George III at…
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