Sorely tried : democracy and trial by jury in New South Wales / by Ian Barker.

Sydney : The Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History, 2003.

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Francis Forbes Lectures -- (2002)

Jury -- Australia -- History.

Law -- New South Wales -- History.

1. Introduction

2. The early years in New South Wales, 1788-1828

3. Jury trials established by local legislation, 1829-1844

4. Agitation for juries, 1788-1844

5. Aborigines: (In) equality before the law

6. Aspects of trial by jury

7. The course of a criminal trial

8. Particular types of juries

9. Criticisms of judges

10. The Australian Constitution, Section 80

11. The erosion of trial by jury

12. Conclusion.

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