Tales of the Troopers: Stories from the Wild Colonial Days

When the land was vast and the living hard, mounted troopers often went where no European had been before. Carrying the mail, guiding royal parties, chasing criminals through hostile territory, travelling by camel, guarding prisoners in tin sheds, and escorting gold overland were just part of a colonial policeman's lot. Tales of the Troopers is a book about crime and punishment in our wild colonial days.