The Black War is the bloodiest chapter in the history of Van Diemen’s Land, now Tasmania. The war lasted from 1824 (1826, according to some historians) to 1832 and was punctuated by three main events.

In this episode of the NITV Podcast we explore the life of Tongerlongeter, a man who led the most successful and fiercest resistance against colonisation during the Black War. Mostly forgotten in ...