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- noun Plural form of
blackfella .
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Examples
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The three fierce, swarthy "blackfellas" who served as the school's guards were rumored to have strange powers, or be members of the thugee cult, or worse.
The Wizard Of London Lackey, Mercedes 2005
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Buried on page two is the startling detail that, prior to the disagreement, the armed men approached the victim happily, saying: "You're [all] right, mate – we thought you were blackfellas and we were going to shoot you."
Australia's dark heart Will Storr 2010
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Big mob of blackfellas converge from all over the country for a few days.
Cheeseburger Gothic » Here’s what I did at six o’clock this morning. 2009
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And life was exactly what Therese Ryder wanted: I know blackfellas who have got 10 years for domestic abuse.
Australia's dark heart Will Storr 2010
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You can see why the blackfellas called it ‘Wild Time.’
Cheeseburger Gothic » Doing some breakfast radio in a coupla weeks. 2009
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No more prime ministerial insistence that the blackfellas come in from the cold
Archive 2008-02-01 Bill Kerr 2008
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He and his advisers had determined that the best way to sell the new law to an unsympathetic Queensland public was to make it clear he was not giving any free handouts to the blackfellas.
Archive 2008-02-01 Bill Kerr 2008
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No more prime ministerial insistence that the blackfellas come in from the cold
Rudd's previous record in indigenous affairs Bill Kerr 2008
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He and his advisers had determined that the best way to sell the new law to an unsympathetic Queensland public was to make it clear he was not giving any free handouts to the blackfellas.
Rudd's previous record in indigenous affairs Bill Kerr 2008
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“Rubbish country only inhabited by blackfellas anyway ..!”
Peace Convergence: Stop the Talisman Sabre Wargames in Australia 2007
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