A hanging, a hostage drama and several homicides: why sovereignty in 1859 is problematic

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Connors, Libby. 2009. "A hanging, a hostage drama and several homicides: why sovereignty in 1859 is problematic." Queensland History Journal. 20 (12), pp. 716-727.
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A hanging, a hostage drama and several homicides: why sovereignty in 1859 is problematic

ERA Journal ID41986
Article CategoryArticle
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AuthorConnors, Libby
Journal TitleQueensland History Journal
Journal Citation20 (12), pp. 716-727
Number of Pages12
Year2009
PublisherRoyal Historical Society of Queensland
Place of PublicationBrisbane, Australia
ISSN1447-1345
1836-5477
Web Address (URL)http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=200912577;res=IELAPA
Abstract

This article briefly considers the strength and continuity of traditional Indigenous culture into the 1850s in the oldest parts of white settlement by briefly considering three particularly provocative events of the 1840s and 1850s. This is the persistence of European insecurity in response to the hanging of the title, a hostage drama initiated by the Nunukul of Stradbroke Island and a homicide enforced by northern traditional owners which were all important manifestations of Indigenous politics and law – perhaps the most understudied aspects of colonial Queensland history.

Keywordsindigenous; sovereignty; early Queensland; criminal justice
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020450107. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
430302. Australian history
450599. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, society and community not elsewhere classified
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