Original Documents on Aborigines and Law
1797-1840
Published by the Centre for Comparative Law History and Governance of Macquarie University, and State Records NSW
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Documents about law and indigenous people, 1797 to 1840. Contains transcriptions and digital images of handwritten and printed material composed by government officials, judges and missionaries.
Searching the full text of these documents: use the Google search box at the bottom of the page on the related website. It will bring up documents from this collection as well as case law of colonial NSW.
Error reports (Please let us know of errors you might find in our transcriptions)
Volunteers sought. There are over 850 digital images of original material on this site. We have the resources to transcribe only part of this material and would like to have it all transcribed. If you have the time and patience to try to make sense of the handwriting, and are willing to transcribe it into word processor format, please let us know.
Other documents concerning law and indigenous people
Case law concerning Aborigines from early NSW (look for "Aboriginal" or "Aborigines")
Case law concerning Aborigines from early VDL (look for "Aboriginal" or "Aborigines")