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Convict Department - Chain Gang, 1863-1864

Convict Department - Chain Gang, 1863-1864

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQ5MO1

Convict Department - Chain Gang, 1863-1864

About this item

Full title

Convict Department - Chain Gang, 1863-1864

Date

1863 - 1864

Call Numbers

B 25

Record Identifier

9qoQ5MO1

Reference Code

447093
Physical Description

Contents

1 volume - 0.02 Meters

Textual Records - (manuscript)

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

August 1863-December 1864; Record of work done by convicts on chain gangs, 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 Date, Class, Nature of Employment, Amount of work performed, Conduct, Industry, Reference Letter, Signature.

Alternative Titles

Full title

Convict Department - Chain Gang, 1863-1864

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover

Signature / Inscriptions

Embossed on spine "Convicts / Chain Gang / 1863-4"

Contextual Information

Source

Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

B 25

Record Identifier

9qoQ5MO1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQ5MO1

Other Identifiers

Reference code

447093

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