Continues the story of early relations between Aborigines and Europeans in Port Phillip-the appointment and role of Protectors of Aborigines.

Volume 2B continues the fully-documented story of relations between Aborigines and Europeans in the years when permanent government was being established in Port Phillip.;;

It depicts the Government’s policy of resolving the problem by appointing a Protector of Aborigines with four Assistant Protectors. Their duty was to maintain constant contact with the tribes, and to help in imposing a civilized system of law and order upon blacks and whites alike.;;

It shows the extraordinary difficulties faced by the Protectors-who frequently displayed great courage and tenacity-as they struggled to bring an often-brutal pastoral frontier under control.;;

A combined index to volumes 2A and 2B appears in this volume.