He expressed his wish that when they visited him at Government-house they would contrive to be somewhat more cleanly in their persons, and less coarse in their manners; and he seemed absolutely offended at some little indelicacies which he observed in his sister Car-rang-ar-ang, who came in such haste from Botany Bay, with a little nephew on her back, to visit him, that she left all her habiliments behind her.
Judge Advocate David Collins, An account of the English colony in New South Wales, Volume 1, 1802
I tell him to not let his people take any of my melons or corn, or, if he would, I would be murray angry with him. He say bail - that means ‘never fear.’ He would walk out and let out a shout, and every one of both sexes would come and get their orders, and would obey it as punctual as a soldier on his post. He hold up his hand and say Murray tat tat pointing his hand and telling them where they were to go to make their camp, and, at the same time, he would tell them not to touch anything of Master or he would murray pialla them. Pialla is to spear them to death. All this should be done and the gin should go and get mogra [fish] for Missus.
Joseph Holt quoting Bennelong, A Rum Story: the adventures of Joseph Holt, thirteen years in New South Wales 1800-12
About this settlement their attention had been for some time engrossed by Bennillong, who arrived with the governor. On his first appearance, he conducted himself with a polished familiarity toward his sisters and other relations; but to his acquaintance he was distant, and quite the man of consequence. He declared, in a tone and with an air that seemed to expect compliance, that he should no longer suffer them to fight and cut each other's throats, as they had done; that he should introduce peace among them, and make them love each other.
Judge Advocate David Collins, An account of the English colony in New South Wales, Volume 1, 1802
Bennillong had certainly not been an inattentive observer of the manners of the people among whom he had lived; he conducted himself with the greatest propriety at table, particularly in the observance of those attentions which are chiefly requisite in the presence of women. His dress appeared to be an object of no small concern with him; and every one who knew him before he left the country, and who saw him now, pronounced without hesitation that Bennillong had not any desire to renounce the habits and comforts of the civilized life which he appeared so readily and so successfully to adopt
Judge Advocate David Collins, An account of the English colony in New South Wales, Volume 1, 1802