This article reports on various news items in Sydney, including the trial in the Criminal Court of Hawker accused of killing an Aboriginal woman.

"Sydney" The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (14 June 1822) 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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"Sydney" The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (14 June 1822) 2

Frontier wars and the legal system