Inward correspondence mainly addressed to the Indeterminate Sentences Board from inmates on parole reporting on their whereabouts. Also includes some letters addressed to the Superintendent of Fremantle Prison.
FREMANTLE PRISON
REGISTERS - INTERVIEWS WITH PRISONERS
Alphabetical registers of interviews with prisoners or other information including an alcoholic survey, native welfare interview book. This is an artificial series created by State Archives. In most cases very little information is contained in ...
FREMANTLE PRISON
REGISTERS - PRISONERS' SIGNATURES FOR PRIVATE PAPERS
Registers of prisoners having signed private papers such as withdrawal forms, cheques, summonses etc. Show name and registration number of inmate, details of document signed, officer's signature, date.
FREMANTLE PRISON
Applications by trial prisoners for witnesses. Book consists of a blank form and counterfoils of used forms giving details of applications sent. Show witness's name, name of trial prisoner, date of application, what the witness must prove.
FREMANTLE PRISON
Series of cards entitled Sentenced Prisoners Record. The cards are in two sequences, one for prisoners who were deported, the other for those who died whether in prison or not. Cards show name, immigration details, personal details (date and pla...
FREMANTLE PRISON
Card index of inmates of Geraldton Prison compiled by Fremantle Prison Museum. Cards are arranged alphabetically by prisoner's name and give the registration number. A microfilm copy of Cons 4207 is available.
FREMANTLE PRISON
Card index of inmates of Albany Prison compiled by Fremantle Prison Museum. Cards are arranged alphabetically by prisoner's name and give the registration number. A microfilm copy of Cons 4206 is available.
FREMANTLE PRISON
Report filed by prison officers of incidents concerning prisoners. Includes name of prisoner, date of incident, which cell block, name of officer and witnesses, description of incident, recommendations by senior officer and staff, and subsequent ...
FREMANTLE PRISON
STRIP SEARCHING INCIDENT REPORTS
Reports of strip searches carried out on prisoners and other searches of visitors. Shows name of prisoner or visitor and authorising officers, prisoner's location, where searched, unauthorised items found (if any), remarks (whether prisoner ...
FREMANTLE PRISON
Files of notices distributed to staff detailing various procedures. Includes one file belonging to the Chief Officer: Standards, of notices and copies of correspondence and memoranda to superintendents.
FREMANTLE PRISON
Records of visitors to the prison including inmates' family and friends, etc. Some are arranged alphabetically (by date within each letter) and show date, class, names of prisoner and visitor, by whom conducted and time. Later volumes show ...
FREMANTLE PRISON
Records of workshops including the carpenter shop, metal shop, printing shop, tailors shop, laundry, garden party. Records include correspondence, incident reports etc.
FREMANTLE PRISON
FILES - TELEPHONE CALLS - APPLICATIONS
Files of applications by prisoners to make telephone calls. These files form a record, along with the visitors books (WAS 731), of prisoners' outside contacts. These files reflect a period when prisoners could make calls more freely. Prior...
FREMANTLE PRISON
MEDICAL CERTIFICATES OF CAUSE OF DEATH
Volume of medical certificates of the cause of death of prisoners. Deaths recorded between 1895 - 1899 are for Rottnest, between 1931 - 1942 are for Fremantle Prison. Where the medical certificate has been issued only the butt remains showing de...
FREMANTLE PRISON
Files of correspondence and memoranda concerning personnel matters eg overtime.
FREMANTLE PRISON
Record of telephone calls made by inmates. Show prisoner's name, whom called, relationship to prisoner, division, officer's signature. Volumes are arranged either alphabetically by inmate's name, or chronologically. Cons is ...
FREMANTLE PRISON
REGISTERS - EQUIPMENT IN PRISONERS' POSSESSION
Registers of radios, television sets and cassette players in prisoners' possession, showing inmate's name, article and its serial number, remarks, date. Registers are either in alphabetical or chronological order.
FREMANTLE PRISON
ATTENDANCE RECORDS - CONTRACTORS
Record of outside contractors' visits to the prison. Shows date, name, division visited, times in and out, remarks.
FREMANTLE PRISON
PHOTOGRAPHS - FEMALE PRISONERS
This collection of female prisoner photographs covers Fremantle Prison registrations F556 - F1720 but the collection is very incomplete.There are app. 767 photographs in total, with photographs taken of the prisoners between the 1920s - 1960s.
FREMANTLE PRISON
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 sur...
FREMANTLE PRISON
Records maintained at Fremantle Prison recording rations and luxuries issued to prisoners. Luxuries are goods and food items including sugar, treacle, butter, cheese, jam, curry powder, tobacco, cigarette papers and matches.
FREMANTLE PRISON