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Page 144
... police . It may be doubted whether the police force of any English - speaking country , except Ireland , has ever been more thoroughly unpopular than were those of most Australian colonies in the last century . Even special corps like ...
... police . It may be doubted whether the police force of any English - speaking country , except Ireland , has ever been more thoroughly unpopular than were those of most Australian colonies in the last century . Even special corps like ...
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... police personnel did improve as the years passed , but throughout the nineteenth century there are constant complaints that most Aus- tralian policemen were corrupt , besotted , cowardly , brutal and inefficient . Of the early days in ...
... police personnel did improve as the years passed , but throughout the nineteenth century there are constant complaints that most Aus- tralian policemen were corrupt , besotted , cowardly , brutal and inefficient . Of the early days in ...
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... Police Abuses ' the editor of the Empire wrote on 29 June 1853 : The sovereign majesty of the Sydney Police , owing to the former penal character of the colony , is under no constitutional restrictions . They have a roving commission to ...
... Police Abuses ' the editor of the Empire wrote on 29 June 1853 : The sovereign majesty of the Sydney Police , owing to the former penal character of the colony , is under no constitutional restrictions . They have a roving commission to ...
Contents
THE LEGEND AND THE TASK | 1 |
THE FOUNDING FATHERS | 14 |
CELTS AND CURRENCY | 43 |
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