Simon Wonga
Simon Wonga | |
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Portrait by Carl Walter, 1866 | |
| Born | c. 1824 |
| Died | 1874 |
Simon Wonga (c. 1824–1874), ngurungaeta and son of Billibellary, was an elder of the Wurundjeri people, who lived in the Melbourne area of Australia before European settlement. He was resolute that his people would survive the "onslaught" of white men.