VPRS 17977 Trainee Index Cards

Full description

This record series comprises Client Index Cards for the Malmsbury Youth Training Centre (also known as the Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre) (VA 3960). The cards were maintained by the Centre to record biographical information and physical descriptions in relation to the trainees. The cards also record admission, movement and discharge details.

The front of each card records the trainee's name, date of birth, religion, physical description, parent names and address, and from where they have left immediately before being admitted to Malmsbury, eg. Parents. The back of the card is headed Legal Situation. It provides details of offences, Court appearances including action taken by the Court, Parole date and abscondings. These details, however, are not entered on all cards.

This series represents a comprehensive source of information about trainees who were resident at the Centre. The importance of this source of information is accentuated because of the small amount of information about trainees at Malmsbury Youth Training Centre for this period. It readily defines whether an individual spent time at Malmsbury.