Blood Gold

ebook ∣ Native Police, Bushrangers, and Law and Order on the Goldfields · Gold! Hidden Stories of Australia's Past

By Marji Hill

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ebook

Series

Gold! Hidden Stories of Australia's Past

Author

Marji Hill

Publisher

The Prison Tree Press

Release

26 August 2022

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History Sociology True Crime Nonfiction

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Gold! Hidden Stories of Australia's Past, Book 5

Gold discoveries in Australia created an unprecedented population explosion and with it came crime and lawlessness.


In Blood Gold Marji Hill, author of more than 70 publications, tells:


  • About law and order on the goldfields.

  • How gold was a target for theft.

  • How the Native Police were used to enforce law and order.

  • How with the expanding frontier the Native Police were used to "disperse" First Nations people from their lands to make way for colonisation.

  • How the Native Police were a symbol of white colonial attitudes towards First Nations people.

  • About Australia's first Chinese bushranger, and

  • Stories of some female bushrangers.


    If you relish the uncovering of hidden stories, iconic episodes or truth-telling to do with Australia's past, then this beautifully illustrated book and the others in the series are for you.

    • Format

    ebook

    Series

    Gold! Hidden Stories of Australia's Past

    Author

    Marji Hill

    Publisher

    The Prison Tree Press

    Release

    26 August 2022

    Share

    Subjects

    History Sociology True Crime Nonfiction
    Blood Gold