Contents

Acknowledgments

Terms Used

Glossary of Names

Introduction

1   The Death of Hodgkinson and Wimbo

2   The Argyle Reach Settlers

3   Hawkesbury Aborigines Encounter British Colonists

4   Violence Escalates

5   An Unusual Charge for Murder

6   The Trial Begins

7   The Evening of the Murders – the Evidence

8   Evidence From the New South Wales Corps

9   The Defence

10  The Politics – Governor Hunter, Mr Dore and the New South Wales Corps

11  The Reckoning, the Verdict, Hunter’s Response and the Outcome

12  Conclusions

Epilogue

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index