Blood Gold

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Gold! Hidden Stories of Australia's Past, Book 5 Gold discoveries in Australia created an unprecedented population explosion and with it came crime and lawlessness. In Blood Gold Marji Hill, author of more than 70 publications, tells: ¿ About law and order on the goldfields. ¿ How gold was a target for theft. ¿ How the Native Police were used to enforce law and order. ¿ How with the expanding frontier the Native Police were used to "disperse" First Nations people from their lands to make way for colonisation. ¿ How the Native Police were a symbol of white colonial attitudes towards First Nations people. ¿ About Australia's first Chinese bushranger, and ¿ Stories of some female bushrangers. If you relish the uncovering of hidden stories, iconic episodes or truth-telling to do with Australia's past, then this beautifully illustrated book and the others in the series are for you.