Convict Department - Chain Gang, 1865-1866
Convict Department - Chain Gang, 1865-1866
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1865 - 1866
Call Numbers
B 26
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 volume - 0.01 Meters
Textual Records - (manuscript)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
July 1865-July 1866; Record of work done by convicts on a chain gang, probably at Port Arthur. At the top of each page is the name of a convict and the ship on which he arrived. Beneath this, information is recorded in columns headed Week Ending, Employment, Class, Amount of Work performed, Conduct, Industry, Signature of Officer in Charge, Earnin...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Convict Department - Chain Gang, 1865-1866
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover
"D.S.M." initials on first page
Signature / Inscriptions
Embossed on spine "Convicts / Chain Gang / 1865-6"
Handwritten on paper label on first page :" / No. 2 Chain Gang. / July 1st 1865 / Finished July 31st 1866 / Mr. McCann's Gang / Book"
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
B 26
Record Identifier
16AJNxxn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJNxxn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
442465
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