Blood revenge : murder on the Hawkesbury, 1799
Stewart, Lyn, 1947-2015
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Examines the first time that white men were held to account in a criminal court of New South Wales for killing Australian Aborigines. It happened in 1799, just 11 years after the New South Wales colony began.
Main title:
Blood revenge : murder on the Hawkesbury, 1799 / by Lyn Stewart
Author:
Imprint:
Kenthurst N.S.W. Rosenberg Publishing 2015
Collation:
247 pages colour illustrations
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The death of Hodginson and WimboThe Argyle Reach settlersHawkesbury aborigines encounterBritish colonistsViolence escalatesAn unusual charge for murderThe trial beginsThe evening of the murders-the evidenceEvidence from New South Wales CorpsThe defenceThe politics - Govenor Hunter, Mr Dore and the New South wales CorpsThe reckoning, the verdict, Hunter's response and the outcomeConclusions
ISBN:
9781925078466
Dewey class:
994.4203
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
11511
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 994.4203 BLO | pbk.Available |
| Research | History Support Collection | 994.4203 BLO | pbk.Available |