This book provides a history of colonisation and the impact of the law on Aboriginal people, including the role of the Native Police and border police.

Wal Walker, 'The Squatters’ Grab: Where it all Went Wrong' (Arcana Books, 2023)

As the colony continued to expand, Britain instructed NSW Governors that the law should protect Aboriginal people. This often did not happen. The prosecution and execution of the seven men responsible for the Myall Creek massacre was an exception, and happened partly because some white colonists were prepared to give...