Botany Bay Colebee

Family Kólbi's was born into the Gweagal clan,

Kólbi's wife was Karangarang, Wadigabú Murianang Kurut Kurut (born ). It is likely she exchanged names with Bennelong’s sister Carangarang.

Interaction with colonists It appears Wárungin Wángubile Kólbi was wounded at some point, possibly in a skirmish with colonists. A watercolour by the Port Jackson Painter is captioned "Mr White, Harris and Laing with a party of Soldiers visiting Botany Bay Colebee at that place, when wounded". Cadi Colebee is depicted sitting on a log nearby. As a friend of White, a British surgeon, he may have asked White to attend to Kólbi's injuries.

Art historian Bernard Smith suggested that the watercolour depicted a known "headhunt" in December 1790. However, historian Michael Flynn notes that Laing did not arrive in Australia until February 1792, and he left in December 1794. Historian Grace Karskens argues that the caption could have been added afterwards, and the writer may have been mistaken about the surgeons being depicted. This seems to be supported by the different spellings of the name Kólbi written on the watercolour.

According to Governor Arthur Phillip, Kólbi once rescued a soldier of the New South Wales Corps. The soldier was travelling from Parramatta with his comrades to acquire sweet sarsaparilla. He left his group to chase a kangaroo, but lost himself in the bush. He eventually came among a group of Aboriginals, most of which fled after seeing his gun. Kólbi, being a frequent visitor of the colonial settlements, understood the soldier's plight. The soldier offered to give Kólbi his clothing, but it was not until he offered his gun that Kólbi agreed to guide the soldier back to safety. Kólbi and his companion led the soldier back to Sydney, and before departing, he gave the soldier his gun back.