▁earlier .. ▁Histor ian ▁Keith ▁Wind sch utt le ▁has ▁disput ed ▁the ▁numbers ▁and ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁event . ▁▁ 1 8 2 8 – 1 8 3 2 ▁The ▁Black ▁War ▁in ▁Van ▁D iem en ' s ▁Land ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁inter mitt ent ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁British ▁colon ists , ▁wh al ers ▁and ▁se al ers ▁( including ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁se aling ▁fleet ) ▁and ▁Ab original ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁conflict ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁gen o cide ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁the ▁full - blo od ▁Tas man ian ▁Ab original ▁population ▁which ▁had ▁number ed ▁somewhere ▁between ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁prior ▁to ▁colon isation . ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁some ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals ▁who ▁are ▁of ▁Tas man ian ▁Ab original ▁descent . ▁ ▁Victoria ▁▁ ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁in ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁were ▁sparse ▁and ▁unclear , ▁and ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁sett lers ▁and ▁other ▁aspects ▁of ▁ab original ▁culture ▁before ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁continu ing ▁investigation . ▁▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁▁▁ 1 8 3 3 – 3 4 . ▁Con vin cing ▁Gr ound ▁mass acre ▁of ▁G und it jm ara : ▁On ▁the ▁shore ▁near ▁Port land , ▁Victoria ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁recorded ▁mass ac