x, 455 pages, <8> of plates : facsimile, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
Contents
Includes index
Summary
History of the Native Police Force in Queensland, its formation, development and disbandment; the violent conflict between police, colonists and Aborigines; government policy towards Aborigines and the law; prejudice. An appendix identifies by name Aborigines who served in the police
Analysis
Australian Aboriginal police. Australia. Rural regions, 1849-1859