{"product_id":"mounted-police-of-victoria-tasmania-by-john-o-sullivan","title":"Mounted Police Of Victoria \u0026 Tasmania by John O’Sullivan","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f2124; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eMounted Police\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f2124; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eOf Victoria \u0026amp; Tasmania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f2124; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eby John O’Sullivan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f2124; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eRigby, 1980, First edition \u003cbr\u003eBlack and white photographic plates\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0727013556\u003cbr\u003eHardcover with dustjacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f2124; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f2124; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eminor edge and shelf wear with a little rubbing and bumping to corners and covers, introductory pages re-enforced with tape.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDustjacket neat with light rubbing and chipping. (see photographs)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f2124; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e“In the ‘Roaring Days’ of the colonial era, a tiny force of police troopers was all that stood between the peaceable members of the community and those who would have overwhelmed them.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTo begin with, the ‘men of the mounted’ in Victoria and Tasmania were small irregular forces which maintained order in huge areas of sparsely-settled land.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey protected the settlers from armed bushrangers, marauding Aborigines, and escaped convicts, and their work demanded courage and endurance from both horses and men.\u003cbr\u003eWhen the lure of gold brought many thousands of newcomers, the role of the mounted police became even more important.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe nucleus of a regular police force emerged, and the troopers were soon engaged in desperate action against lawbreakers of many kinds.\u003cbr\u003eBushrangers became an increasing menace and the mounted police had to tackle many such armed ruffians, until the problem slowly faded after the defeat of the Kelly gang.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe turbulent times gradually became more settled, and the trooper on his horse became familiar and respected figure in remote country areas.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1f2124; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44669926604870,"sku":null,"price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2727\/7942\/files\/MountedPolice_1.jpg?v=1771799216","url":"https:\/\/www.morgansrarebooks.com\/products\/mounted-police-of-victoria-tasmania-by-john-o-sullivan","provider":"Morgan's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}