Kangaroo Court

Name: Kangaroo Court
Author: C. R. Thomas

11 hrs 32 mins | HISTORY

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Kangaroo Court

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C. R. Thomas

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Historic True Crime
The long forgotten true story of two convict "assigned" servant girls, Sarah 18 y/o & Mary 20 y/o, tried in colonial Australia for the murder of their “master”. All the people are real. All court testimonies are real. The blatant unfairness of the trial was also very true. The deceased, Captain Waldron, was a retired army Captain, then gentleman farmer and magistrate. The police investigator, Capt. Allman, was Capt. Waldron's friend, also an ex-army officer from the same regiment and a fellow magistrate. The judge, Burton, was ex-navy. There was no inquest, autopsy or death certificate. There were no marks or bruises on the head of the deceased . The witnesses except for the widow and her 12-year-old son saw no punches, allegedly the cause of death. The attending doctor did not arrive in time to give evidence. Hearsay evidence was admitted. There were no witnesses for the defence. The defence counsel, Rowe, was soon after struck off for pocketing witness expenses. The defendants were not allowed to testify. The jury was seven serving military men and took just 15 minutes deliberation before the verdict. The handwritten transcript of the trial was only recently uncovered. The media of the day called it the most sensational trial Australia had ever had. The verdict caused near riots on the streets of Sydney. The police contingent guarding the girls had to be reinforced. The trial led to such outrage that the government had to intervene. The government referred the case to the King. Three years later the British House of Commons initiated an enquiry into the Transportation of convicts and status of Australia, especially the "assigning" of convicts to private masters, such as were Sarah and Mary. They were effectively slaves. The committee chairman, Molesworth, delivered the final report in 1840. The chairman then moved the motion that would change Australia forever. Queen Victoria by proclamation ended Transportation to NSW a few months later.

Chapters

#	Title	Duration
1.	001 Kangaroo Court Opening Credits	0 mins 17 secs
2.	002 Kangaroo Court Dedication	0 mins 17 secs
3.	003 Kangaroo Court Cast Of Characters	6 mins 05 secs
4.	004 Kangaroo Court Authors Note	0 mins 53 secs
5.	005 Kangaroo Court Introduction	1 mins 25 secs
6.	006 Kangaroo Court Chapter001	6 mins 52 secs
7.	007 Kangaroo Court Chapter002	15 mins 41 secs
8.	008 Kangaroo Court Chapter003	12 mins 17 secs
9.	009 Kangaroo Court Chapter004	49 mins 59 secs
10.	010 Kangaroo Court Chapter005	20 mins 52 secs
11.	011 Kangaroo Court Chapter006	16 mins 05 secs
12.	012 Kangaroo Court Chapter007	6 mins 38 secs
13.	013 Kangaroo Court Chapter008	28 mins 32 secs
14.	014 Kangaroo Court Chapter009	16 mins 03 secs
15.	015 Kangaroo Court Chapter010	6 mins 04 secs
16.	016 Kangaroo Court Chapter011	4 mins 23 secs
17.	017 Kangaroo Court Chapter012	3 mins 31 secs
18.	018 Kangaroo Court Chapter013	5 mins 37 secs
19.	019 Kangaroo Court Chapter014	5 mins 21 secs
20.	020 Kangaroo Court Chapter015	3 mins 11 secs
21.	021 Kangaroo Court Chapter016	7 mins 07 secs
22.	022 Kangaroo Court Chapter017	12 mins 12 secs
23.	023 Kangaroo Court Chapter018	22 mins 25 secs
24.	024 Kangaroo Court Chapter019	11 mins 40 secs
25.	025 Kangaroo Court Chapter020	39 mins 03 secs
26.	026 Kangaroo Court Chapter021	3 mins 03 secs
27.	027 Kangaroo Court Chapter022	7 mins 30 secs
28.	028 Kangaroo Court Chapter023	10 mins 07 secs
29.	029 Kangaroo Court Chapter024	3 mins 40 secs
30.	030 Kangaroo Court British Slavery By Another Name	2 mins 16 secs
31.	031 Kangaroo Court The Defense Council Thomas D Rowe	5 mins 57 secs
32.	032 Kangaroo Court Acknowledgements	6 mins 16 secs
33.	033 Kangaroo Court Closing Credits	0 mins 35 secs