Simon Wonga

Simon Wonga
Portrait by Carl Walter, 1866
Bornc. 1824
Died1874

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.