This book examines the history of Australian law and how it has affected and been applied to Aboriginal people.

Alex Castles, 'An Australian Legal History' (The Law Book Company Limited, 1982)

As the colonial legal system developed in the early years of the New South Wales colony, its application to Aboriginal people was inconsistent. There were different approaches to the question of whether Aboriginal people could be tried under the law or were protected by the law.

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Alex Castles, 'An Australian Legal History' (The Law Book Company Limited, 1982)

Frontier wars and the legal system