Australian History Resources The Rule of Law Education Centre encourages active civic participation by teaching Australian students about the rule of law and our democratic heritage. The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history. It is human...
Experiences of women on the First Fleet voyage: Susannah Kable Background In 1784, Susannah Holmes, a 19-year old English girl from a poor family, was found guilty of stealing bed sheets, cloth and household items from her employer, Jabez Taylor. These years were...
Letters Rev Johnson Letter Henry Kable Letter Education Resources Download the PDF of the Letters Reverend Richard Johnson’s Letter The Rev Richard Johnson toUnder Secretary Nepean. Port Jackson, in the county of CumberlandNew South WalesJuly 12th 1788 Hon’d Sir...
Cable v Sinclair Cable v Sinclair [1788] NSW KR 7, Court of Civil Jurisdiction Proceedings Warrant Depositions Education Resources Warrant Return to Lost Parcel Home Page> Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection: Court of Civil Jurisdiction;...
The First Civil Case in Australia The Story of Henry and Susannah Kable and their lost parcel How a parcel lost on the First Fleet shaped justice, fairness, equality and the rule of law in Australia. The story culminates in the first civil case in New South Wales...