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Convict Department - Wardsmen Penitentiary, 1870-1874

Convict Department - Wardsmen Penitentiary, 1870-1874

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6OqX0Y

Convict Department - Wardsmen Penitentiary, 1870-1874

About this item

Full title

Convict Department - Wardsmen Penitentiary, 1870-1874

Date

1870 - 1874

Call Numbers

B 18

Record Identifier

nX6OqX0Y

Reference Code

447075
Physical Description

Contents

1 volume - 0.02 Meters

Textual Records - (manuscript)

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

January 1870-February 1874 ; Record of work done by convict wardsmen at the Penitentiary 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 Char...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Convict Department - Wardsmen Penitentiary, 1870-1874

Notes

General note

D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover
"D.S.M." initials on first page

Signature / Inscriptions

Embossed on spine "Convicts / Wardsmen / Penitentiary / 1866-9"
Handwritten on a paper label at front of volume "Wardsmen Penitentiary / Jany. 1870-74 / No. 8"

Contextual Information

Source

Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

B 18

Record Identifier

nX6OqX0Y

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nX6OqX0Y

Other Identifiers

Reference code

447075

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