Governor Macquarie had resigned in 1821 partly due to undermining forces within his own government.

His replacement, Thomas Brisbane, has different views through which he begins asserting his authority.

Under Brisbane's hand settlement laws are changed leading to a flood of land grants across the Blue Mountains.

An enormous influx of the British onto the Wiradjuri lands puts great strain on traditional food sources, and destroys some of the Wiradjuri social and sacred sites.

In response, the Wiradjuri resistance is born.

Well aware that they have no chance against guns, they adopt a guerrilla-warfare approach, in which attacks are made against outlying and undefended stations.