Australian native police were specialised mounted military units consisting of detachments of Aboriginal troopers under the command of European officers appointed by British colonial governments. The
Native Police unit, Rockhampton, Queensland, 1864
Tracker-turned-bushranger and resistance leader Musquito
Native Police of Port Phillip, 1850
John By Durnford Marlow was an officer in the paramilitary Native Police force in the British colony of Queensland. He served in this corps for fourteen years and was stationed at frontier sites such
John Marlow of the Native Police
Inspectors John Marlow, G.P.M. Murray and Walter Compigne with Trooper Billy