The journal article discusses the creation of the role of justice of the peace in New South Wales and its role in the formation of authority in the State.

John Kennedy McLaughlin, The Magistracy and the Supreme Court of New South Wales, 1824-1850: A Sesqui-Centenary Study, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, (September 1976) Vol 62 Pt 2

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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John Kennedy McLaughlin, The Magistracy and the Supreme Court of New South Wales, 1824-1850: A Sesqui-Centenary Study, Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, (September 1976) Vol 62 Pt 2

Frontier wars and the legal system