What is "bennelong"

Woollarawarre Bennelong (c. 1764 – 3 January 1813) (also: "Baneelon") was a senior man of the Eora, an Aboriginal ( Koori) people of the Port Jackson area, at the time of the first British settlement in Australia, in 1788. Bennelong served as an interlocutor between the Eora and the British, both in Sydney and in the United Kingdom.

Bennelong is a senior Eora Aboriginal man in the Sydney area, at the time of British settlement of Australia in 1788..

Bennelong may also refer to:

• Bennelong Point, New South Wales, a promontory in Sydney, Australia and location of the Sydney Opera House
• Division of Bennelong, an electoral division of the Australian Parliament, located in New South Wales, Australia
• Bennelong Society, a society in Australia dedicated to Aboriginal causes
• Bennelong Medal, a medal given yearly to a person who has aided the Aboriginal cause