Brief Guide 8: records relating to prisoners in gaol
Most of these records, which were transferred from the Hobart Gaol, have suffered some fire damage and many series are incomplete. Many more records for Hobart Gaol can be found using the search facility in Tasmanian Archives Online, especially for the agency listings for the Gaol Branch (TA31) and the Gaol Department (TA32). For records created post 1959 see Prisons Department (TA905)
| Hobart Gaol |
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GD65
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Index to prisoners record books
|
1890 - c. 1962
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GD63
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Prisoner’s record books
|
gaps 1892 - c. 1962
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|
GD68
|
Index to prisoners description records
|
1860 - c. 1952
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GD67
|
Physical description of prisoners received
|
1860 - c. 1901
c. 1934 - 1936 |
| GD128 |
Photographic record and description of prisoners |
gaps Jul 1895 - 1902
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| GD64 |
Prisoners record cards |
1910 - c. 1962
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| GD61 |
Prisoners individual files |
1891 - c. 1960
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| GD62 |
Deceased prisoners individual files |
1940 - c. 1972
|
| GD35 |
Alphabetical register of prisoners admitted |
1836 - Dec 1938
|
| GD32 |
Register of admissions - males |
1891 - 1900
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| GD33 |
Register of admissions - females |
gaps 1878 - 1900
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| GD31 |
Register of admissions and discharge (Gaol only) |
gaps 1836 - 1888
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| GD34 |
Register of admission and discharge of prisoners. |
gaps 1908 - 1954
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| GD37 |
Register of the admission of males committed for trial |
gaps 1859 - 1894
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| SC243 |
Registers of prisoners received into and discharged from gaol.
see also SC238 described below
|
gaps Jul 1858 - Nov 1909
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| Launceston Gaol |
| SC244 |
Registers of prisoners received into and discharged from gaol |
Mar 1868 - Jun 1910
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| SC238 |
Returns from the superintendent of Hobart and Launceston Gaols of persons committed and received under sentence |
1919 - 1935 |
| Swansea |
| SC245 |
Register of prisoners received into and discharged from gaol |
Dec 1845 - Nov 1852
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| Country Gaols |
| SC246 |
Register of prisoners received into and discharged from country gaols |
1885 - 1910 |
