22. Queensland Native Police

Truth Be Told Podcast - 3 Brothers Production · Aug 20, 2026 · 21m

Episode 22: The Queensland Native Police In 1861, a parliamentary committee sat down to question a Native Police officer named Frederick Wheeler about reports that Aboriginal people had been shot dead and their bodies set on fire to destroy the evidence. The committee chair asked him directly what he meant when he said he had dispersed the people in the camp. Wheeler's answer was simple. Firing at them. The committee concluded the force was working exactly as intended. Wheeler kept his job. This episode is about the Queensland Native Police, a government-funded, government-commanded…