This book is an account of the trials of the men accused of the Myall Creek massacre with a focus on the life and work of Attorney-General John Plunkett.

Mark Tedeschi, 'Murder at Myall Creek' (Simon & Schuster, 2016)

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...