Cannibals and Colonialism

Biber, K

Cannibals and Colonialism

Biber, K

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Publisher:: Thomson Legal and Regulatory Ltd
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Sydney Law Review, 2005, 27 (4), pp. 623 - 637
Issue Date:: 2005-01

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dc.contributor.author	Biber, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-3157	en_US
dc.date.issued	2005-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Sydney Law Review, 2005, 27 (4), pp. 623 - 637	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0082-0512	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/1479
dc.description.abstract	On 23 December 1826 on the New South Wales frontier, a white shepherd named Henry Preston went to his employer, John Jamieson, to conect his weekly rations. Neither Preston nor his dog returned home, and another shepherd raised the alarm. A brief search yielded nothing. Foul play was feared and suspicion fen upon a group of local Aborigines. The Magistrate was not at home and the district constable, although summoned, did not arrive. A rumour circulated that the Aborigines had been seen with sugar rations. Jamieson decided to take the matter into his own hands.	en_US
dc.publisher	Thomson Legal and Regulatory Ltd	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Sydney Law Review	en_US
dc.title	Cannibals and Colonialism	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
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Abstract:

On 23 December 1826 on the New South Wales frontier, a white shepherd named Henry Preston went to his employer, John Jamieson, to conect his weekly rations. Neither Preston nor his dog returned home, and another shepherd raised the alarm. A brief search yielded nothing. Foul play was feared and suspicion fen upon a group of local Aborigines. The Magistrate was not at home and the district constable, although summoned, did not arrive. A rumour circulated that the Aborigines had been seen with sugar rations. Jamieson decided to take the matter into his own hands.

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