This series contains the correspondence files of the Attorney-General’s Department and the Deputy General Solicitor’s Office dating back to 1901. Access Conditions Open
The Correspondence files, class 1 (general, passports) is a series of records dating from 1892 to 1970 held by the National Archives of Australia. It contains records concerning the activities of the Commonwealth Department of the Interior from 1939 to 1945 and the Commonwealth Department of Immigration from 1946 to 1950. Some of the records…
General Correspondence (Classified Sequence), dated between 1920 and 1992, was created by the Attorney-General’s Department and its successors. Its many records include personal information about inmates at Risdon Prison, and correspondence concerning the Child Protection Assessment Board, Children’s Courts, and child protection service, including files on individual cases. Access Conditions Access to the records in…
The Prisoners Individual Files, dated from 1891 to 1960, contain details about people imprisoned at Campbell Street Gaol. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives. Records These files may include prisoner description sheets, photographs, movements of the prisoner, psychological assessments, warrants, lists…
The Deceased Prisoners’ Individual Files date from 1918 to 1978. They include the inmate’s description sheets, lists of offences, and sentences, as well as applications and correspondence relating to remissions of sentence. There are also newspaper cuttings and notes about the circumstances of the inmate’s death. These inmates did not necessarily die in prison. Some…
This record contains the names of people who were committed to the Hobart and Launceston Gaols between 1919 and 1935. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
Record, and Descriptions of People Admitted to the Gaol, Launceston date from 1966 to 1973. The include each inmate’s date of admission, name, sex, marital status, age, occupation, place of birth, religion, level of education, previous convictions, offence, sentence, court, judge, and date of discharge. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the…
The Return of Prisoners in the Gaol, Launceston, Awaiting Trial with the Results of the Trial in Various Courts contains information about people imprisoned at Launceston Gaol from 1871 to 1880. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
The Register of Prisoners Received into and Discharged from Gaols other than at Hobart dates from 1910 to 1937. The Register gives the name, age, birthplace, offence, sentence, and reason for discharge of each inmate. There is a gap in the records between 31 December 1917 and 1 January 1936. These registers were presumably entered…
The Registers of Prisoners Received into and Discharged from Gaol, Launceston dates from 1867 to 1910. It contains details of inmates of Launceston Gaol. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
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