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Murder in the Colony : South Australian homicides, 1836-1886 / Paul Tucker.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9781743059036 :
Author	Tucker, Paul (author)
Title	Murder in the Colony : South Australian homicides, 1836-1886 / Paul Tucker.
Portion of title	South Australian homicides, 1836-1886
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Mile End, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2022.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	©2022.
Description	xxix, 616 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-521) and indexes.
Summary	When South Australia was first established in December 1836, it was meant to be the perfect colony. Barely six months after proclamation, the state's first murder was recorded. Murder in the Colony presents the details of all 391 reported murders in South Australia from 1836 to 1886, and is a fascinating account of the proudly free province's dark history, and the implications of bringing English laws to a land already governed by the laws and customs of its original inhabitants. From stabbings to shootings, to shipwreck massacres and the case of Elizabeth Woolcock, the only woman executed for murder in South Australia, Murder in the Colony is a book to enthral, appal and inform readers from far and wide.
Subjects	Murder -- South Australia
	Murder -- Australia
	Crime -- South Australia
	Homicide -- South Australia
	Homicide -- Australia
	South Australia -- Social conditions -- 19th century
	South Australia -- History -- 1836-1900
	South Australia -- History -- 19th century
Call number	2022.184

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Barcode	Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Status	Due Date
A00957231	2022.184	General Collection		. Available to Museum Staff .