PORTUGAL was the first European nation to carry out world conquests by way of the Sea in the 1450s CE. Their first colony was Sao Thome in West Africa around 1450 CE. The Portuguese were followed by the Spanish. Britain was almost absent from the world scene until the rein of King James I of England. In the time of King James the British acquired territory in the Americas and became the dominant nation among the numerous European settlers in that land. The British also invaded India in 1600 CE and from then on, the number of their colonies increased. This was possible because of the wealth acquired from the Americas in the west and from India in the east. One country which the British invaded was Australia. In this respect it is important that the reader understands that there is no land that was void of indigenous people when the Europeans colonised it. The indigenous people of the lands the Europeans stole were mostly black skinned, whether they were in India, America or Africa. Australia was no exception as it was filled with black people at the time of the invasion in 1788 CE. The British had taken to the system of expelling their prisoners to the Americas where they would work as labourers for the European settlers. This was before the enslavement of blacks was legalised in the Americas. The British then joined other Europeans in acquiring black people from the West African coast and subjecting them to slavery. In the 18th century the population of British prisoners had increased phenomenally and the British authorities decided to give their prisoners land of their own. They had known about the land of Australia, but had never set foot on it. The British then packed their prisoners in ships, along with soldiers that worked as guards. Preparations for the voyage were poor and thousands of prisoners died of disease and starvation during the journey which took 8 months. On January 24 1788 CE, the ship of prisoners arrived on the eastern coast of Australia at a place called Warang. They called Warang, ‘Sydney’ and hoisted their flag. The prisoners were intoxicated throughout the journey and on their arrival. Rum was used to keep the prisoners in an alcoholic stupor as a measure of control. Rum would also be used on the blacks of Australia in like manner. On arrival, the land was full of black Australian tribes, about 250 in number. The estimated black population of Australia was 1,6 million. The tribes were organised and had names and borders that were totally ignored by the settler whites on their invasion. These blacks are usually referred to as aborigines, but they find this name derogatory and offensive. The word aborigine literally means ‘from the original’, but because they are black skinned, they do not find this name appropriate. The black Australians prefer the name ‘Black-fellaz’ (fellows) and identify themselves as such. The Black-fellaz were a peaceful people who believed in God, whom they called Bayami. Their Lord was symbolised by a dragon/serpent which some of the tribes called bahlung, which is similar to the Chinese ‘long’ meaning Lord and dragon. Genetically, the Black-fellaz are closely related to the Mongols of North-East Asia, thus explaining why their religious philosophies are similar. The Mongols assumed a lighter skin tone because they inhabited the cold northern Hemisphere, and the Black-fellaz retained their black skin because they remained in the hot southern hemisphere. The lifestyle of the Black-fellaz was very natural and they were mostly gatherers. They lived much like the Khoi-San of Africa and slept under the stars because of the hot climate. When the Europeans arrived, the Black-fellaz assumed they were devils given their distinctly white features and drunken state. They lit fires by the coast and started screaming for the devils to leave. When the Europeans got off their ships on January 26 1788 CE, the Black-fellaz curiously approached them and the British convicts engaged them in dance as they were drunken and excited to have survived the voyage. The British were armed with swords and guns, but they did not initially attack the Black-fellaz because they did not show any hostility, but curiosity toward the whites. The Captain of the voyage became the governor of the new British colony and his name was Philip. This was unknown to the Black-fellaz. The British settlement in Sydney then became a no go area for the Black-fellaz as they did not understand the settlers and why they had come. The relationship between the settlers and the Black-fellaz grew sourer because some of them began to deliberately shoot them while they were hunting for game. The Black-fellaz had an initiation for the men and this involved the removing of a tooth. Each initiated Black-fella was a leader in their communities and above them were ‘clever men’ called ‘Karajis’. These Karajis were much like the n’anga of Africa and they were the traditional priests and healers in that land. It was these Karajis that were summoned to deal with the white settler problem. In 1789 CE, a great chunk of the Black-fella population died from an outbreak of small pox. The disease was entering the land of Australia for the first time and the Black-fellaz had no acquired immunities, thus they died in their thousands. They fled west, away from the white plague. Unknowingly, they caused the disease to cross over to Western Australia thus affecting the whole land. Many Black-fellaz saw the disease spread by the new settlers as germ warfare against them. This way, the population of the indigenous blacks of Australia greatly shrunk. That same year, Governor Philip abducted two Black-fellaz. One of them had been initiated and was called Bennelong. Philip was trying to establish contact with the natives of the land for they were getting more and more estranged to the Europeans. The settlers forcibly cleaned and clothed Bennelong in European clothes. They taught him English and inquired on the ways of Bennelong’s people. The Europeans were trying to groom Bennelong into a sellout and throughout the time of his stay, he was shackled. Bennelong was unshackled in April of 1790 CE after the settlers had convinced themselves that he was now ready to co-operate with them. Soon after this, Bennelong made his escape and removed his European clothes. He returned to his wife and told the Karajis about his imprisonment. In September of that same year, Philip found Bennelong. Terrified, Bennelong identified the whiteman who had imprisoned him to a Karaji. The Karaji pierced Philip with a spear but he survived. The settlers did not retaliate and eventually Bennelong returned to the white settlement after much pressure and persuasion. Because of Bennelong‘s return, the rest of the Black-fellaz began engaging the white settlement more confidently but disputes between the two groups were far from over.