Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... the black police of queensland chapter I early days in queensland Early Days in Queensland--Colonial Experience--Somerset Land Sale--"Tickets for Soup"--Visit to a Cattle Station--My Friend the Parson--Tame Blacks--A Sable Orator--A Glance at the Duties of the Queensland Native Police--The Gentleman " Cabby " Queensland has nobly come forward, together with her sister Colonies, to fight for the old country during the present war; and as I lived there for some years during the period of her earlier history--she separated from New South Wales in 1859, whilst I landed in Moreton Bay in 1864--I feel that I may offer at the present date a few notes concerning the history of the Colony during those early days and further place on record certain incidents and experiences which befell me, more especially during the time which I served in the more northern parts of the Colony in the Native Mounted Police, or " Black Police," for by this name the force was often known. In these reminiscences I by no means rely entirely upon memory, for I still retain my old Queensland diaries, together with some official papers connected with the force in which I served. I will describe this force, together with the life I led in it, more fully in subsequent chapters, and though I have some of my old Slater's diaries to fall back upon, yet I can remember without external aid many scenes, incidents, and names of men connected with those days better than I can sometimes call to mind events of last week and people's names of later periods. I take it that the simple reason is that a " new chum," having landed in a new country and not long out of his teens has every incident vividly and lastingly impressed on his memory. It is obvious that g
