South-West
Abstract
Sixty-two cases were sent from the Yass bench in 1850-59 (Map 5.1).At Yass, ideas of the strict application of law and justice appeared alongside intensive policing.Perhaps because of adherence to the idea that Aboriginal people could not give evidence, there were no Aboriginal subjects at Yass for these 10 years and we must look elsewhere for records of Aboriginal people.The Aboriginal polity in Yass and south into Victoria is present in the press of the period; the law at Yass in felony cases neither covers
Fields of Study & Subjects
Australian History and Society
Indigenous Cultures and History
Criminal Justice and Penology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- ANU Press eBooks
- Pages
- 181–214
- Publication date
- 27 January 2026
- Document type
- Book chapter