Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S5077
Title
ADMISSION REGISTERS
Date(s)
- 1932-01-01 - 1967-12-31 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Volumes
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A220 - FREMANTLE PRISON
(1855-01-01 - 1991-10-31)
Administrative history
Fremantle Prison was built by convict labour between 1851 and 1855, and was first occupied in 1855. The Prison was closed in 1991 when the last prisoners were transferred to the new prison at Casuarina.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Admission registers for Fremantle Prison recording prisoner name, prisoner registration number, date of admission, where the prisoner is from, sentence, date of discharge and religion.
Each volume groups the prisoners by the first letter of the surname, with entries added chronologically for each section. The date range reflects the dates of prisoner admission for each volume.
These volumes record admissions for male prisoners only. The entries also note whether the prisoner is Aboriginal, soldier, etc.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Restricted 70 years