NRS-2227 | Entrance and description books [Goulburn Gaol]

Full description

This series gives particulars of prisoners entering gaol including date, gaol number, name, address, committed (by whom, when and where), offence, sentence, where born, ship and year of arrival in the colony, religion, trade/occupation, age, height, colour of hair and eyes, education (read and/or write), remarks (physical peculiarities and disposal). From early in the 20th century details of assistance by the Prisoners Aid Association are noted. More recently, these books also record whether or not the person was an Aboriginal. From the early 1940s onwards, details of a prisoner's Defence Force or World War I and II status is provided. Volumes may also include weight, entrance number, court and date of conviction, judge or magistrate, marital status and previous convictions.

The volume covering the date range 1928-1948 is the entrance and description book for prisoners in remand. This volume is not covered by the index and does not capture information under all of the template headings.