Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S682
Title
REGISTERS - CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Date(s)
- 1878-11-30 - 1964-10-26 (Creation)
- 1878-11-30 - 1964-10-26 (Accumulation)
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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.
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Scope and content
Registers of corporal punishment inflicted. Shows name and registration number of prisoner, offence, number of lashes, sentenced by, date received, officials present.
There is also a record of birchings from 1888 - 1962, showing name, offence, number of strokes, date received, sentenced by. At the end of the volume is a list of executions, showing name, date of execution, place and remarks. The remarks column sometimes lists crime for which executed or victims' names.
Places of execution include Fremantle Prison, Perth, Rottnest, Geraldton, Roebourne, Derby Gaols.
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Restricted 70 years
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Range Control Symbol = 1-