Title: A different kind of "subject" : colonial law in Aboriginal-European relations in nineteenth century Western Australia 1829-61 /
Authors: Hunter, Ann
Publisher: Australian Scholarly Pub.,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Aboriginal Australians Legal status, laws, etc. Australia Western Australia History; Aboriginal Australians Government policy Australia Western Australia History
Abstract: Describes the approach taken by British and colonial governments towards Aboriginal European relations in Western Australia, focusing on British colonial law, during the period where magistrates and judges were recruited from the among the settlers, prior to the establishment of formal Supreme Court in 1861.