Outsiders : tales from the Supreme Court of New South Wales, 1824-1836.

North Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2006.

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New South Wales. -- Supreme Court.

New South Wales. -- Supreme Court -- History.

Criminal procedure -- New South Wales -- Cases.

1. Edward Colthurst's crimes

2. More murders of aborigines

3. Aboriginal murderers

4. Bushrangers on the Monaro Plain

5. The sad story of Sam the cuckold

6. A barrister is murdered at Petersham

7. Brutality at Castle Forbes

8. Violence at Norfolk Island

9. The trials of Edward Smith Hall

10. The seduction of Mary Anne

11. Violent women

12. Limitations on wives and convicts

13. Outsiders in law.

This book tells some of the stories which were first heard in the Supreme Court of New South Wales between 1824 and 1836, concentrating on three groups of people who were regarded as legal outsiders.These stories tell us much about the life of convict New South Wales and illuminate the colony's history through the history of its law.

Includes bibliographical references.

9781740971249

vi, 189 p.