Musquito: The real story of a legendary colonial warrior

Tue Aug 11 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC+10:00

RSSS Lectorial 1 (Room 1.21) | Acton

National Centre of Biography
Publisher/HostNational Centre of Biography
Musquito: The real story of a legendary colonial warrior
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Join historian Naomi Parry Duncan as she discusses her latest book with Dr Shauna Bostock.
About this Event

In her new book , historian Naomi Parry Duncan wades through misinformation and myth to tell the story of one of the best-known First Nations resistance warriors of the early colonial period. In the process, she uncovers and grapples with the ways in which her own convict ancestors were entangled in his story. Join her in conversation with Shauna Bostock to find out all about it.

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Attendance is free, but registration is essential. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing at the event, thanks to Harry Hartog booksellers.

Dr Naomi Parry Duncan is a professional historian and senior research officer at the Indigenous Land and Justice Research Group at UNSW and president of the History Council of NSW. She holds adjunct positions at the University of Tasmania and Western Sydney University.

Dr Shauna Bostock's research focuses on the multi-generational history of her Aboriginal ancestors. She traced her four Aboriginal grandparents’ family lines back to the settlement of Northern NSW. Placed within the context of Aboriginal and Australian history, her family history research is a narrative of five generations of Aboriginal experience. Her book, Reaching Through Time: Finding My Family’s Stories (Allen & Unwin, 2023), won the 2024 NSW Premier’s History Award: Community and Regional History Prize.


For more information, contact: Dr Michelle Staff ([email protected])

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RSSS Lectorial 1 (Room 1.21), 146 Ellery Crescent, Acton, Australia

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