| Description |
xvii, 878 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. New Century, New State, Old Problems -- 2. The Poisoned Chalice of Mercy -- 3. Not A Code: The Common Law and the Queen's Washerwoman -- 4. Mixed Motives in Edwardian Criminal Laws: Protection and Control -- 5. “Too Many Seconds”: TM Slattery and the Law of Theft -- 6. “A Shilling An Acre”: The Crown Lands Scandals 1905-1907 -- 7. A Grudging Step Towards Legal Aid -- 8. The Scorchers: Taming the Horseless Carriage -- 9. Mixed Motives Again: The Aborigines Protection Act 1909 -- 10. Criminal Law and Economics: The “Leg-Iron” Election of 1910 -- 11. Wing-Collar Crime: The Coal Vend, and Big Sugar -- 12. Age of Consent: The Girls' Protection Act, 1910 -- 13. Trial and Error: The Criminal Appeal Act 1912 -- 14. Making War and Making Crimes: 1914-1916 -- 15. The Grass Parliament, and Aftershocks: 1916-1920 -- 16. Some Elections, Tom Bavin and a Wedding Law: 1920-1925 -- 17. John Latham and Commonwealth Crimes: Saviour from Subversion -- 18. Lang, Bavin, Razors and Reform -- 19. Hard Times: Depression and the State Criminal Law -- 20. Latham Again, Menzies, and a Popular Czech, 1932-1935 -- 21. The Right Suspect, and Sane -- 22. Craig, Davies and Cody: A Dissent, and a Caution -- 23. The Golden Thread and the Golden Threads -- 24. Two Tall Poppies: Homosexuals and the Courts between the Wars -- 25. The Musical Policeman: Illicit Betting Inquiries, 1936-1938 -- 26. War Again: Regulations and Resistance -- 27. A Welcome Occupation: Americans, Police Scandal and the Courts -- 28. War from a Magistrate's Bench -- 29. Hardly Treason: The Case of Major Cousens -- 30. Justinian in Khaki: CE Martin and the Public Defender -- 31. Police Interrogation at Mid-Century: "Realism", "Sentiment" and an angry Chief Justice -- 32. More Democratic Juries, and the Ladies' Auxiliary -- 33. Cold War and Hot Words: Sedition and Lance Sharkey, 1949 -- 34. "Kiss-in-the-ring": State Crimes Act Amendments of 1951 -- 35. "Reffos, Balts and Wogs": New Australians in the Criminal Courts, 1945-1955 -- 36. The Beer Rebellion: Barwick and the Fibbers -- 37. Police Scrumdown, a Royal Distraction and the Press Barons -- 38. "Fallen Among Christians": Death Penalty Abolition, 1955 |
| Summary |
New South Wales was from its origins uniquely connected with the criminal law. The first volume of this study (Woods, 2002) covered the period from 1788 until Federation - convicts, gold rushes, wild bushrangers and equally wild legislators. This second volume continues the still-fascinating story from 1901 (when the colony became a state) through until mid-20th century, when the death penalty was effectively abolished |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 841-847 |
| Subject |
Criminal law -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History.
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Criminal law -- Australia -- New South Wales.
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| Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| ISBN |
9781760021931 (hardback) |
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