How unearthing Queensland's 'native police' camps gives us a window onto colonial violence
- Written by Lynley Wallis, Senior research fellow, University of Notre Dame Australia
Ammunition found at a mounted police camp at Eyre Creek.Lynley Wallis
In 19th century Queensland, the Native Mounted Police were responsible for “dispersing” (a euphemism for systematic killing) Aboriginal people.
This government-funded paramilitary force operated from 1849 (prior to Queensland’s separation from New South Wales)...