Well considering that 'Western' (Political) culture only knows about
'Asian' culture (can't even say the racial 'yellow') and
'Black' race (can't even say the cultural 'Bantu').
It knows sweet FA about Black 'culture' (let alone Yellow 'race').
So little wonder that the Westerners (Anglos/Irish/Scottish/Welsh) had absolutely no idea about this part of the world (The Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Malaysian, Chinese ...possibly the Germans, French and even more so - the Phoenicians, knew about it before hand).
Even when they landed, they couldn't fathom much about the way of life here and depended heavily on the local Eora Aboriginals (which is why things were so 'harmonious' for awhile
) - TO SURVIVE as a ramshackle Penal Colony.
Blaxland, Wentworth & Lawson were taught in schools as the men who 'found' the way across the Great Dividing Range ...but in truth the Dharruk Aboriginals 'showed' them the way.
Pure Propaganda crap!
If it wasn't for the Aboriginals - the 'Western' efforts here would have just defaulted.
Later, the Westerners stabbed the aboriginals in the back and the massacres began.
Much like HG-Wells: War of the Worlds.
...but we know that 'Western' (Political) culture here is capitulating via corruption, sexual sterility and an unprogressive future of any originality.
Thankfully the 'Eastern' (Slavic) Europeans are making a far better effort here in Australia (which will be renamed with a more 'slavic' version
)