e ▁was ▁" a ▁worthy ▁and ▁brave ▁fellow " ▁who , ▁on ▁multiple ▁occasions , ▁saved ▁the ▁expedition . ▁B ung are e ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁ind igen ous ▁Australian ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁– ▁and ▁as ▁such , ▁played ▁a ▁vital ▁diplom atic ▁role ▁as ▁they ▁made ▁their ▁way ▁around ▁the ▁coast , ▁over coming ▁not ▁incons ider able ▁language ▁bar riers ▁in ▁places . ▁According ▁to ▁historian ▁Keith ▁Vincent , ▁B ung are e ▁chose ▁the ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁go - between , ▁and ▁was ▁often ▁able ▁to ▁m oll ify ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁sail ors , ▁by ▁taking ▁off ▁his ▁clothes ▁and ▁speaking ▁to ▁people , ▁despite ▁being ▁in ▁territory ▁unknown ▁to ▁himself . ▁Fl ind ers ▁later ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁of ▁B ung are e ' s ▁" good ▁disposition ▁and ▁open ▁and ▁man ly ▁conduct " ▁and ▁his ▁kind ness ▁to ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁cat , ▁Tr im . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁Governor ▁L ach lan ▁Mac qu arie ▁dub bed ▁B ung are e ▁" Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Bro ken ▁Bay ▁Tri be " ▁and ▁presented ▁him ▁with ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁on ▁George ' s ▁Head ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁breast plate ▁ins cribed ▁" BO ON GA REE ▁– ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Bro ken ▁Bay ▁Tri be ▁– ▁ 1 8 1 5 ". ▁B ung are e ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁titles ▁" K ing ▁of ▁Port ▁Jackson