Weewar

In 1842 the Crown prosecuted Weewar a Binjareb Nyungar warrior for carrying out tribal payback by spearing Dyung of the Mooro Group. When Weewar heard that Dyung a member of the tribe responsible for the death of his son was moving through Binjareb Territory he was governed by one law – Traditional Aboriginal Law. Weewar’s trial became the test case in Western Australia which determined that British Law took precedence over traditional law. Dedicated to Theo Kearing a Binjareb Warrior.