Crime in the Port Phillip District 1835-51

A study of the administration of the criminal law in the Port Phillip District from the arrival of the white settlers until the onset of the Gold Rush and Separation. This study will help the present community understand many aspects of our culture and give many citizens an insight into the community in which their ancestors lived.This book will be of interest to the legal profession, students of Victorian/Australian history, and a general readership.This is a serious and comprehensive work of painstaking and independent scholarship, using Judge Mullaly’s wide resources and unique perspective.