Henry Dana

Henry Dana

Henry E. P. Dana (1820-1852) established the Native Police Corps near Melbourne in the former Australian colony of New South Wales in 1842. Compared to other attempts at forming a native police force, it was the most successful and lasted 10 years.Dana's death in 1852 lead to the departure of the Native Police Corps because most followed Dana instead of the government.

External links

* [http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/nativepolice/background.html Dana's Native Police Corps (1842-1853)]
* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010266b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography entry]

ee also

*Native Police Corps


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