The secret war : a true history of Queensland's native police / Jonathan Richards

The secret war : a true history of Queensland's native police / Jonathan Richards
Author
Richards, Jonathan
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Queensland Native Police Force.; Aboriginal Australian police - Queensland - History.; Police, Aboriginal Australian - Queensland - History.
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Adult
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An authoritative and groundbreaking contribution to the study of Australian colonial history, this record reveals little-known information about a brutal police force of Aborigines that operated under the command of white officers on the Queensland frontier during the 19th century. Arguing that these native patrols—which are charged with killing large numbers of indigenous people in Australia—were a key part of a colonizing tactic used successfully across the the British Empire, this examination exposes native involvement in the white settlement of Australia, the cover-up of the murders by the native police forces, and the approval of the killings by government officials of the time.
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The Secret War: A True History of Queensland's Native Police
University of Queensland Press 2011-07-22 En_au Book 1 & Online
The secret war : a true history of Queensland's native police / Jonathan Richards. - 1st ed.
St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press,
308 pages
2008 English Book; Illustrated 99
The secret war / Jonathan Richards.
St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press,
308 pages
2008 English Book; Illustrated 1
The secret war : a true history of Queensland's native police / Jonathan Richards. [sound recording] : - MP3 ed.
Brisbane : Queensland Narrating Service,
1 sound discs (MP3 CD) : digit...
2008 English Audio book 1
The secret war : a true history of Queensland's native police / Jonathan Richards. [sound recording] :
Brisbane : Queensland Narrating Service,
14 sound cassettes : 2 track, ...
2008 English Audio book 1
The secret war : a true history of Queensland's native police / Jonathan Richards. [sound recording] :
Brisbane : Queensland Narrating Service,
1 computer laser optical disc ...
2008 English Audio book 1
The secret war : a true history of Queensland's native police / Jonathan Richards.
St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press,
308 pages
2008 English Book; Illustrated 1

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