This is a despatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord John Russell, enclosing a 'Report on the General State of the Colony'. This is a transcript of the despatch.

Despatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord John Russell dated 14 September 1841, in Historical Records of Australia, Series 1, vol. 21 (October 1840 - March 1842), 507-511

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...

Myall Creek massacre 

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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Despatch from Sir George Gipps to Lord John Russell dated 14 September 1841, in Historical Records of Australia, Series 1, vol. 21 (October 1840 - March 1842), 507-511

Myall Creek massacre

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