Military law in colonial Australia / Neil Preston.

Annandale, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2015.

86961

Great Britain. -- Army -- Colonial forces -- Australia.

Military law -- Australia.

Military discipline -- Australia.

Australia -- History -- 1788-1900.

1. Establishing a penal colony

2. Loyal association: the first authentic local military force

3. Other local forces actual or proposed before 1850

4. The English experience with the raising of armed forces: a short survey to 1850

5. The struggle for responsible government and its influence on the raising of local forces

6. Background to the raising of local forces

7. Factors in the development of disciplinary codes for local forces

8. Private armies: the common law volunteers

9. The South Australian volunteers and militia

10. Embryonic permanent naval forces: 1855-1865

11. The Colonial Naval Defence Act 1865: myth and reality

12. The volunteers: attempts to improve their quality and quantity: 1858-1877

13. The Canadian and New Zealand experience after being granted responsible government

14. The raising of colonial permanent forces - the early 1870s

15. The Jervois reviews and consequent changes: 1877-1885

16. A trend towards coordinated action: 1883-1900

17. Aid to the civil power

18. Summary and conclusions.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-315) and index.

9781760020347

xviii, 326 p. ; 24 cm